Edward Thomason ( 1769 - 1849 )

Birth: Birmingham, England (1769) Death: Warwick (29 May 1849) Burial: Family vault, St Philip's Church, Birmingham Career: Apprenticed to Matthew Boulton (FRS 1785) (aged 16); began making gilt and plated buttons (1793) and later medals etc in bronze, silver and gold plate; proposed to the Admiralty the model of a steam-propelled fire ship, but it was not adopted; retired (1844) Honours: Kt 1832 Membership: Candidate.