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'''John Marston''' was the founder of the [[Sunbeam (motorcycle)|Sunbeam]] company of Wolverhampton.
Born in [[Ludlow]] in 1836, of a minor landowning family. In 1851 at age 15, he was sent to [[Wolverhampton]] to be apprenticed to Edward Perry as a
His company began making bicycles in [[
Marston disapproved of motorcycles, which he thought we dangerous. [[Sunbeam (motorcycle)|This did not stop him making thousands of them]]. But he never rode one, and nor did he ever drive a [[Sunbeam Car Company|car]]. Nearly all his life he was a dedicated cyclist, most often using a tricycle. He was a succesful businessman, and an apparent harsh employer. Workers who made a mistake at his factory were bluntly told "Get your jacket" and with that Marston threw workers out.
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