David Brown (entrepreneur)

Sir David Brown (May 10, 1904 - September 3, 1993) was a British entrepreneur, managing director of his family firm David Brown Limited.

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May 10 - 1904 - September 3 - 1993 - British - Entrepreneur - David Brown Limited

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Born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, he started work as an apprentice in the family business aged 17, becoming managing director in 1931, on his father Percy's death.

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Huddersfield - Yorkshire - Apprentice - 1931

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A natural adventurer who owned race horses, raced cars and motorcycles, and was a qualified pilot, in 1947, Brown saw a classified advertisement in The Times, offering for sale a High Class Motor Business. Brown acquired Aston Martin for £20,000 and, in the following year, Lagonda.

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Race horse - Motorcycle - Pilot - 1947 - Classified advertisement - The Times - Aston Martin - Lagonda

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He was knighted in 1968.

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The legendary "DB" series of Aston Martin cars, including the DB5 driven by James Bond and the DB7 - Aston's most successful model ever - were named after David Brown.

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DB5 - James Bond - DB7

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He died in Monte Carlo one month before David Brown Ltd was acquired by Textron Inc..

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Monte Carlo - Textron Inc.

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