Although he had a long political and business career (the two significantly intertwined), he was probably best known for the banquets he hosted.

[3] The family business was making ship's biscuit and other dry provisions for the Royal Navy.

They were also shipowners whose vessels carried convicts to Australia and engaged in South Sea whaling.

His estate sale ran for a week, and included 370 dozen bottles of wine, port, claret, East India Madeira, sherry (Wild's), Malaga, Hock, and beer.

[12] The Search for Billy Biscuit - The Man Who Coined The Three Rs by Nick Brazil.