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William C. Morris, Buenos Aires

Coordinates: 34°36′S 58°37′W / 34.600°S 58.617°W / -34.600; -58.617
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William C. Morris
Town
William C. Morris is located in Greater Buenos Aires
William C. Morris
William C. Morris
Coordinates: 34°36′S 58°37′W / 34.600°S 58.617°W / -34.600; -58.617
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoHurlingham
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2001 census [INDEC])
 • Total48,916
CPA Base
B 1688
Area code+54 11

William C. Morris is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area and is located in the Hurlingham Partido.

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The town is named to honor Englishman William Case Morris (16 February 1864 – 15 September 1932), Methodist, educator and founder of the first Methodist Chapel in Argentina. He arrived in Argentina as a ten-year-old youth with his widowed father, and eventually founded a series of children's shelters in Buenos Aires. He returned to England shortly before his death.[1]

References

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  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)