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Thomas J. Martin
1842–1872
United States
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Thomas J. Martin (1842–1872) was awarded a patent for improvement to the fire extinguisher in 1872. The invention involved the use of pipes to carry water upwards and valves in the ceiling acting as sprinklers to extinguish fires in buildings. Thomas Jefferson Martin was born on 29 May 1842. Martin was wounded at the battle of Shiloh.
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