Person Grant; Sir; Thomas Tassell (1795 - 1859) Grant Thomas Tassell Sir 1795 - 1859 British Male Portsea, Hampshire, England 1795 His house in Chester Terrace, Regent's Park, London 15 October 1859

Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, Portsmouth (1840)

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 Son of Thomas Grant of Soberton, Hampshire Fellow 21/05/1840 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Notes: Baptised 27 March 1795, St Mary's Church, Portsea 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 1795 - 15 Oct 1859 NA7597 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 7019e13d-0097-4894-bc86-cfaad7d9c3a6