George Biggin ( c 1762 - 1803 )

Birth: c 1762 Death: His appartments, Charles Street, St James's Square, London (03 November 1803) 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 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/07/1802.