Jorge Loring, 1st Marquis of Casa Loring
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Jorge Loring y Oyarzábal, 1st Marquis of Casa Loring was a Spanish noble
, politician
and businessman of the 19th century. He created the company Talleres Loring, which, after its founder's death, became an aircraft manufacturer that produced important aircraft
such as the Loring R-1, the Loring R-2 or the Loring R-3.
, Spain
, Jorge was the son of George Loring of Hingham, Massachusetts
, and Maria Del Rosario Oyarzabal, of Cadiz
. He was a fourth great grandson of New England
immigrant Deacon Thomas Loring
.
, foreign travel and a flair for fine arts."
, excelled as an aviation entrepreneur and inventor. A great grandson, Jorge Loring Miró SJ
, is a widely published Spanish Jesuit priest.
A third great grand daughter, Vittoria Eugenia Alvarez de Toledo y Marone-Cinzano, is the 7th and current Marquesa de Casa Loring and a cousin, once removed, of King Juan Carlos of Spain.
, from Cordova
to Malaga." He was created Marquis de Casa Loring in 1856.
"He founded the Bank of Malaga and ... founded the newspaper El Correo de Andalucía" and supported metal refining and lead smelting.
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
, politician
Politician
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and businessman of the 19th century. He created the company Talleres Loring, which, after its founder's death, became an aircraft manufacturer that produced important aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
such as the Loring R-1, the Loring R-2 or the Loring R-3.
Birth
Born August 20, 1822 in MalagaMálaga
Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, Spain
Spain
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, Jorge was the son of George Loring of Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham, Massachusetts
Hingham is a town in northern Plymouth County on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and suburb in Greater Boston. The United States Census Bureau 2008 estimated population was 22,561...
, and Maria Del Rosario Oyarzabal, of Cadiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
. He was a fourth great grandson of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
immigrant Deacon Thomas Loring
Thomas Loring
Thomas Loring was an early settler of Hingham and Hull, Massachusetts. He was present at some of the key moments in the earliest history of Hingham, Massachusetts...
.
Education and citizenship
Like his brothers, he was educated in the United States, where he studied engineering at Harvard. He held citizenship in the United States and in Spain.Marriage
In 1850 he married Amalia Heredia Livermore of Malaga, herself a daughter of Manuel Heredia and Isabel Livermore. She was "an educated and intelligent woman" raised with an education "typical of the bourgeoisie of the time: refined, strong belief in CatholicismCatholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
, foreign travel and a flair for fine arts."
Family
They had eight children, five of whom became or married Spanish nobility. A grandson, Jorge Loring MartinezJorge Loring Martinez
Jorge Loring Martinez was a Spanish engineer and entrepreneur, pioneer of civil aviation in that country, and considered by the Spanish Patent Office one of their great inventors...
, excelled as an aviation entrepreneur and inventor. A great grandson, Jorge Loring Miró SJ
Jorge Loring Miró SJ
Jorge Loring Miró SJ is a Spanish Jesuit priest. Famous for his outreach and evangelism, he has spent years performing on television, radio, lectures around the world and writing books.-Birth and early life:...
, is a widely published Spanish Jesuit priest.
A third great grand daughter, Vittoria Eugenia Alvarez de Toledo y Marone-Cinzano, is the 7th and current Marquesa de Casa Loring and a cousin, once removed, of King Juan Carlos of Spain.
La Concepcion
Mrs. Amalia Loring and her new husband created Malaga's La Concepción (Garden), and named it after their youngest daughter. "La Concepción is the most beautiful and important tropical botanical garden in Spain and one of the best in Europe." The garden was created at the Loring family farm.Career and title
"He built (or helped build). the first railroad in AndalusiaAndalusia
Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
, from Cordova
Cordova
-Places:*Cordova, Alabama, USA*Cordova, Alaska, USA*Cordova, Cebu, Philippines*Cordova, Illinois, USA*Cordova, Maryland, USA*Cordova, Nebraska, USA*Cordova, New Mexico, USA*Cordova, South Carolina, USA*Cordova, Tennessee, USA*Córdoba, Argentina...
to Malaga." He was created Marquis de Casa Loring in 1856.
"He founded the Bank of Malaga and ... founded the newspaper El Correo de Andalucía" and supported metal refining and lead smelting.