Joseph Thwaites
Joseph Thwaites was an English trader who served as delegate in The British Commercial Rooms of Buenos Aires. He belonged to the group of British merchants, who had done business in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, between 1810 and 1830.
He was born in London, England, the son Henry Thwaites and Jane Gibson. In 1809 had arrived in the port of Buenos Aires in trade mission. Thwaites was married with Juana Rubio del Rivero, daughter of José Rubio de Velasco, born in Cádiz, and Juana María Ribero Kelly, belonging to a Creole family of Irish and Spanish roots. He settled with his family in the village of Ranchos, where they were owners of several hectares.
His wife's family was linked to the family of Daniel Gowland, a well-known English merchant established in Argentina since 1812.
