Samuel Fisher Lafone
Samuel Fisher Lafone | |
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| Born | 1805 Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Died | April 30, 1871 (aged 65-66) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Spouse | María Fligia de Quevedo y Alsina |
| Children | Samuel Alejandro Lafone Quevedo Hope Lafone Quevedo Guillermo Lafone Quevedo |
Samuel Fisher Lafone (Liverpool, 1805 – Buenos Aires, April 30, 1871) was a British-born Uruguayan businessman.
Lafone developed an important economic activity in Montevideo and Argentina. He established a settlement at Hope Place on the southern shores of Brenton Loch, Falkland Islands, in 1846. He was also responsible for the planning of the neighborhood of La Teja with the government of Montevideo.