Bartolomé Cayol
Bartolomé Cayol (c.1800-1877) was a French businessman and engineer. He settled in Buenos Aires dedicating himself to the manufacture of cheap kitchens and wood-burning heaters.
Biography
Cayol was born in Toulon, France, After completing his elementary studies, he traveled to Germany where he graduated as an industrial engineer. For the year 1835, Cayol was established in Buenos Aires, where he opened a factory of iron kitchens. In 1875, Cayol participated in the founding of the Industrial Club formed by industrialists and artisans.
Francisco Cayol was married to Margarita Kerkis, daughter of Tomás Kerkis (born in England) and Zenobia San Vicente, belonging to a Creole family, originally from the Province of Buenos Aires. They were parents of numerous children, Including Emelina, Elodia (wife of Carlos Seeber), Julio Cayol (husband Carlota Goodman Smith), Francisco Cayol, married to María Agrelo, Elisa, Carlos Cayol (husband Julia Roca), Lucio and Alberto Bartolo Cayol. Carlos Cayol Kerkis was a pioneer of telephony in Argentina. In 1878, together with Fernando Newman, he made the first telephone tests of the country, conducting successful tests from the office of the State Telegraph and the newspaper La Prensa.