Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata

Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata

facade of the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata (Piedad and Reconquista c.1880)
Industry	Banking and Financial services
Founded	1862
Defunct	1923
Successor	Banco de Londres y América del Sur
Headquarters	Buenos Aires , Argentina
Area served	Buenos Aires Córdoba Rosario Montevideo
Owner	Lloyds 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

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

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

External links

• www.argentina-rree.com