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Town in Buenos Aires, Argentina
William C. Morris
Town
William C. Morris is located in Greater Buenos AiresWilliam C. MorrisWilliam C. MorrisLocation in Greater Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 34°36′S 58°37′W / 34.600°S 58.617°W / -34.600; -58.617
Country Argentina
Province Buenos Aires
PartidoHurlingham
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Population
 • Total48,916
CPA BaseB 1688
Area code+54 11

William C. Morris is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area and is located in the Hurlingham Partido.

Name

The town is named to honor Englishman William Case Morris (16 February 1864 – 15 September 1932), Methodist, educator and founder of the first Methodist Chapel in Argentina. He arrived in Argentina as a ten-year-old youth with his widowed father, and eventually founded a series of children's shelters in Buenos Aires. He returned to England shortly before his death.

References

  1. Hogar el Alba biography

External links

  • Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (in Spanish)
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