Thomas J. Martin

American inventor and improved fire extinguisher patent holder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thomas J. Martin

Thomas J. Martin (18421872)[1] was awarded a patent for improvement to the fire extinguisher in 1872.[2][3][4][5] The invention involved the use of pipes to carry water upwards and valves in the ceiling acting as sprinklers to extinguish fires in buildings.[6]

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Thomas J. Martin
Born29 June 1844 (1844-06-29)
United States
Died23 May 1927
Iowa, US
Other namesThomas J Marshall
Known forInvention of an improved fire extinguisher
SpouseEvaline Moore Kidd
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Thomas Jefferson Martin was born on 29 May 1842.[7] Martin was wounded at the battle of Shiloh.[8]

In 1868, Martin married Evaline Moore Kidd.[8]

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Diagram from Thomas J. Martin's fire extinguisher patent from 1872.

Notes

In some sources, the name is given as Thomas Marshall including on Henry Baker's 1899 list.[9][10][11]

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