Thomas Bramwell Welch

Entrepreneur

Birthday December 31, 1825

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Dec 29, 1903 (77)

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About

Methodist minister and physician who started a worldwide grape-juice business.

Before Fame

He served in the British Army during the Seven Years' War.

Trivia

He found no interest in bottled grape juice initially. His son Charles started advertising and made the business grow.

Family Life

He had seven children with his first wife Lucy.

Associated With

He and Harriet Tubman both helped captive slaves to escape to the North via the Underground Railroad.