Pedro Gartland

Pedro Gartland (c. 1840 - 1908) was an American businessman and war veteran settled in Argentina towards beginnings of 1860.[2] He died assassinated in an attack perpetrated inside his house in June 1908.[3]

Pedro A. Gartland
Personal details
Born
Peter. A. Gartland

c. 1840
Maine, United States
DiedJuly 8, 1908
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeCementerio Británico
Spouse(s)Isidora Moyano de Gartland
Occupationentrepreneur
lender
soldier
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnion
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1861-1863
RankSoldier
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War.[1]

He was born possibly in Maine, United States of America, the son of a family of Irish descent. Arrived in Buenos Aires around 1864, he dedicated himself to different undertakings including that of a moneylender.[4] He was also involved in the administration of the Tranvía a Vapor del Oeste, one of the main tram lines in the city of Buenos Aires.[5]

In 1889 Pedro A. Gartland took part in the founding of an Irish colony in Napostá, city of Bahía Blanca.[6] The case of his brutal murder was solved after several years. Among the suspects were several close associates of the victim.[7]

References
  1. Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History. James Patrick Byrne, Philip Coleman, Jason Francis King. 2008. ISBN 9781851096145.
  2. Revista del Museo Mitre, Temas5-9. Museo Mitre, 1952. 1952.
  3. Revista jurídica y de ciencias sociales. República Argentina. 1910.
  4. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias, Volumen3. Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Córdoba. 1879.
  5. Leyes, contratos y resoluciones referentes á los ferrocarriles y tranvías á tracción mecánica de la Republica Argentina ..., Volúmenes3-4. República Argentina. 1904.
  6. Becoming Gauchos Ingleses: Diasporic Models in Irish-Argentine Literature. Edmundo Murray. 2009. ISBN 9781933146676.
  7. Revista argentina de ciencias políticas, Volumen23. Rodolfo Rivarola, Horacio C. Rivarola, Mario A. Rivarola. 1922.
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