| Maguire |
| Irish
Place Names and Landmarks in Argentina |
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| History
of the Toponym |
| Eduardo
Pedro Maguire (1865-1929). Son of John Maguire (d. 1905) and
Mary Gaynor. Eduardo Pedro was born on 17 September 1865 in
Capilla del Señor. He was a well-known estanciero, Major of
Salto and consultant to the Bank of London and the River Plate.
On 18 May 1891, he married Catalina (Kate) Murray (1866-1940),
daughter of John Murray and Mary Fox. Eduardo Pedro died on
30 March 1929 in Ciudad de Buenos Aires. He and Kate had eight
children, among them, John Walter Maguire (1906-1981), author
of 'Loncagüé' and 'La Pezuña de Oro'. [1] |
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| Description
& History of the Place |
| In
1907, Eduardo Pedro Maguire and his wife Catalina Murray donated
two parcels, 52328 and 30650 m2 respectively (5.2 and 3.1
hectares), to the Ferrocarril Central Argentino (6178/1907,
San Nicolás). [2] |
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Settlements |
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References |
| [1]
Coghlan 1987:______ |
| [2]
Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Departamento de Investigación
Histórica y Cartográfica, Dirección de Geodesia (Provincia
de Buenos Aires). José Pedro Thill, May, 2002. |
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Railway station
2. Railway station
3. Bridge over Maguire stream (motorway 8)
4. Maguire stream
5. Stream near Maguire railway station |
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