death_date birth_place nationality birth_date spouse residence image article_title name occupation
1918 ludlow , shropshire , uk british 06-05-1836 ellen marston england , u.k. john marston 1916.jpg john marston -lrb- businessman -rrb-
 john marston motorcycle and car manufacturer
john marston -lrb- businessman -rrb-

john marston -lrb- 1836-1918 -rrb- was a successful victorian bicycle , motorcycle and car manufacturer and founder of the sunbeam company of wolverhampton .
his company was also one of the country 's largest manufacturers of japanware and he was responsible for building ` seagull ' outboard engines for marine use and also for starting the villiers engineering company .
he was mayor of wolverhampton for two consecutive years and died in 1918 aged 82 .
