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which business personalities share your roots, Paul Duddridge and Edward Davis?

Thomas Davies
Along with his brother Walter he invented the 'Stepney Spare Wheel' used on almost all early motor cars.
Born in Llanelli.
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Edward Davis
In 1683 davis was quartermaster to captain cook when he took the ship of captain tristian, a french buccaneer based at petit guave in the west indies.
Born in wales.
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John Deere
Developed the worlds first steel plough in the mid-west founder of the John Deere empire.
Son of William Reynold Deere from the Vale of Glamorgan.
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Paul Duddridge
Successful 'Show Business' agent.
Born and raised in Cardiff.
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Jonathan Edwards
Theologian, controversialist and principal of Jesus college, Oxford from 1686 to 1712. He became a fellow of Jesus college in 1662, vice-principal in 1668 and principal in 1686. He was also vice-chancellor of Oxford University from 1689 to 1691, the first principal of the college to do so.
Jonathan Edwards was born in Wrexham in 1629.
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Bob Evans
Famous Restaurant Entrepreneur.
Of Welsh descent. Does anyone have any more? - Ed.
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John Guest
John guest was the only surviving son of Thomas Guest an iron-master, he took over his fathers company in Merthyr in 1807. Guest was a shrewd businessman by the 1830's the Dowlais ironworks was the largest in the world.
Sir Josiah John Guest 1st baronet was born in 1785 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil.
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Sir Julian Hodge
Established the Bank of Wales.
Born in Wales.
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