Thomas Tassell Grant ( 1795 - 1859 )

Birth: Portsea, Hampshire, England (1795) Death: His house in Chester Terrace, Regent's Park, London (15 October 1859) 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 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 21/05/1840.