Thomas Parry
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Thomas Parry was a Welsh
merchant.
Thomas Parry was the third son of Edward Parry and Anne Vaughan, of Leighton Hall
, near Welshpool
. Realising the potential for business and commerce in India
, Parry came to Chennai
, South India
, in the late 1780s. He set up a modest business of piece goods and banking on 17 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.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
merchant.
Thomas Parry was the third son of Edward Parry and Anne Vaughan, of Leighton Hall
Leighton Hall, Powys
Leighton Hall is an estate and farming complex, located outside Welshpool in Powys, Wales. A grade 1 listed building and estate farming complex, located on the opposite side of the valley to Powis Castle...
, near Welshpool
Welshpool
Welshpool is a town in Powys, Wales, or ancient county Montgomeryshire, from the Wales-England border. The town is low-lying on the River Severn; the Welsh language name Y Trallwng literally meaning 'the marshy or sinking land'...
. Realising the potential for business and commerce in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Parry came to Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
, in the late 1780s. He set up a modest business of piece goods and banking on 17 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
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
s of Chennai derive its name from Thomas Parry: the Parrys Corner.
See also
- EID ParryEID ParryEID Parry Limited is a public company, headquartered in Chennai, South India, which has been in business for more than 200 years. It has many firsts to its credit, including manufacturing of fertilizers for the first time in the Indian subcontinent...