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Jan 27, 1757 Richmond, England, United Kingdom Died on 01 Jan 1818 (aged 60)
British boat builder
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About Henry Greathead
- Henry Francis Greathead (1757–1818) was a pioneering rescue lifeboat builder from South Shields.
- Although Lionel Lukin had patented a lifeboat in 1785, Greathead successfully petitioned parliament in 1802 with the claim that he had invented a lifeboat in 1790, and he was awarded £1,200 for his trouble.
- Although his claims have been contested, he did build 31 boats, which saved very many lives, and succeeded in making the concept of a shore-based rescue lifeboat widely accepted.
