Francis Bassett (MP) explained

Francis Bassett
Office:Member of Parliament
for Bedfordshire
Term Start:27 June 1872
Term End:28 April 1875
Predecessor:Richard Gilpin
Francis Russell
Alongside:Richard Gilpin
Successor:George Russell
Richard Gilpin
Birth Date:25 May 1820
Nationality:British
Party:Liberal

Francis Bassett (25 May 1820 – 9 June 1899) was a British Liberal politician.

His father John Dollin Bassett was partner in a bank at Leighton Buzzard, of which Francis and his brother also became partners.[1] He was elected MP for Bedfordshire at a by-election in 1872 but resigned in 1875.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dawes . Margaret . Selwyn . Nesta . Women Who Made Money: Women Partners in British Private Banks 1752-1906 . November 2010 . Trafford Publishing . 978-1-4269-3725-5 . 104 . en.
  2. Book: Craig. F. W. S.. F. W. S. Craig. British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885. 1977. Macmillan Press. London. 978-1-349-02349-3. 1st.