Person Biggin; George (c 1762 - 1803) Biggin George c 1762 - 1803 Male c. 1762 His appartments, Charles Street, St James's Square, London 03 November 1803

Cosgrove, Northamptonshire

Career: Trustee of the Opera House and Drury Lane Theatre; made a balloon ascent with Lunardi and Sage (1785); studied agriculture and experimented with tanning; invented a coffee pot Freemason, initiated 1796, Lodge of Friendship No 3, subsequently No 6, at Thatched House Tavern, St James's Street, London Fellow 01/07/1802 Sources: Bulloch's Roll 'Freemasons and the Royal Society; Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who are Masons' The Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 2010 page 9 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-12176 c 1762 - 3 Nov 1803 NA5026 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 232ea152-2596-4350-95ad-3bf9624edc8f