| Authorised form of name | Grant; Sir; Thomas Tassell (1795 - 1859) |
| Dates | 1795 - 1859 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Portsea, Hampshire, England |
| Date of birth | 1795 |
| Place of death | His house in Chester Terrace, Regent's Park, London |
| Date of death | 15 October 1859 |
| Activity | Career:
Storekeeper, Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, Portsmouth (1820); invented steam machinery for making biscuit (1829); patented the manufacture of briquettes for fuel (1840); devised a method for distilling drinking water from sea water; Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services (1851); retired due to ill health (1858)
Honours:
KCB 1858
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 21/05/1840 |
| Relationships | Son of Thomas Grant of Soberton, Hampshire |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Notes:
Baptised 27 March 1795, St Mary's Church, Portsea |
| Code | NA7597 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1840/20 | Grant, Sir Thomas Tassell: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/3 | Volume 3 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1839-1843 |
| MC/3/303 | Letter from Thomas Kerigan, 9 St Paul's Square, Southsea, Portsmouth, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 5 October 1843 |