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'''Thomas Parry''', a [[Welshman]], who realizing the potentials of business and commerce in [[India]], came to [[Chennai]], [[South India]] in late [[1780]]s, He set up a modest business of piece goods and banking on [[17th July]] [[1788]]. The business he set up continued to grow and Parry became a household name in Chennai. Even after 200 years, one of the major [[central business district]]s of Chennai derive its name from Thomas Parry: the [[Parrys Corner]]. |
'''Thomas Parry''' (1768-1824), a [[Welshman]], who realizing the potentials of business and commerce in [[India]], came to [[Chennai]], [[South India]] in late [[1780]]s, He set up a modest business of piece goods and banking on [[17th July]] [[1788]]. The business he set up continued to grow and Parry became a household name in Chennai. Even after 200 years, one of the major [[central business district]]s of Chennai derive its name from Thomas Parry: the [[Parrys Corner]]. |
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Thomas Parry was the the third son of Edward Parry and Anne Vaughan, who resided at Leighton Hall, near Welshpool. |
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Thomas Parry (1768-1824), a Welshman, who realizing the potentials of business and commerce in India, came to Chennai, South India in late 1780s, He set up a modest business of piece goods and banking on 17th July 1788. The business he set up continued to grow and Parry became a household name in Chennai. Even after 200 years, one of the major central business districts of Chennai derive its name from Thomas Parry: the Parrys Corner.
Thomas Parry was the the third son of Edward Parry and Anne Vaughan, who resided at Leighton Hall, near Welshpool.
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