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Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata

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Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata
IndustryBanking and Financial services
Founded1862
Defunct1923
SuccessorBanco de Londres y América del Sur
Headquarters,
Area served
Buenos Aires
Córdoba
Rosario
Montevideo
OwnerLloyds Bank (1918-1923)

Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata (English: Bank of London and the River Plate) was a British financial institution, which operated in Buenos Aires from 1862 to 1923.[1]

History

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The financial company Banco de Londres, Buenos Ayres y Río de la Plata was formed with English capitals in 1862.[2] Its Board of directors was composed of G. W. Drabble, president, E. R. Duffield, managing director, and C. Hemery, as assistant manager.[3] In Buenos Aires the board was chaired by Robert Thurburn and Thomas Hogg, who remained in their positions until about 1900.[4]

The banking establishment was located on the corner of Piedad and Calle Reconquista, neighborhood of San Nicolás.[5]

This bank came to have branches in Córdoba Province and Rosario, Santa Fe, and also operated in Montevideo, Uruguay.[6] In 1918, the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata was acquired by Lloyds Bank.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Manual de las repúblicas del Plata, Michael George Mulhall, Edward T. Mulhall, 1876
  2. ^ Todo es historia, Issues 21-26, Honegger., 1969, 1969
  3. ^ Anuario Pillado de la deuda pública y sociedades anónimas establecidas en las repúblicas Argentina y del Uruguay para..., 1899
  4. ^ Buenos, Aires desde su fundación hasta nuestros dias, Manuel Bilbao, 1902
  5. ^ Memorias de un viejo: escenas de costumbres de la República Argentina, Volume 2, Víctor Gálvez, 1888
  6. ^ Bulletin, Issue 91, Bureau of the American Republics (Washington, D.C.), 1897
  7. ^ Chile y Gran Bretaña: durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y la postguerra, Juan Ricardo Couyoumdjian, 1986
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