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George W Bassett

Male 1827 - 1896  (69 years)


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  • Name George W Bassett 
    Born 1827  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Feb 1896  California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Federal Census of 2nd Ward, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
      Geo. Bassett 53 M CN VT VT Head Land Agent
      Emily Kinkup 48 F CN VT VT Sister Keep. House
      Minnie 21 F IA EN CN Niece Music Teacher
      Georgia 19 F IA EN CN Niece At Home
      L.W. Bassett 87 F VT VT VT Mother At Home
      Lizzie Beck 17 F GM GM GM Other Servant
      E. Hondale 19 M NY -- -- Other Servant


      George Bassett 1827 - 1896

      George W. Bassett was born in Canada in 1827. He received his
      education in Wabash College, Indiana, and the Cincinnati Law School. He came
      to Iowa in 1856, studying law with John A. Kasson in Des Moines. He located at
      Fort Dodge in 1858 where he practiced his profession. In 1861 he was a
      lieutenant in a company of cavalry raised at Fort Dodge which was attached to
      the Army of the Potomac. He was disabled by wounds in battles and had to
      resign in consequence. Upon his return to Fort Dodge in 1863 Lieutenant
      Bassett was elected to the State senate for the northwestern district
      consisting of twenty-eight counties and represented more than one-third of the
      territory of the State in the Tenth and Eleventh General Assemblies. For
      nearly twenty years Mr. Bassett was the general agent for the leasing and sale
      of the lands embraced in the Agricultural College grant, disposing of nearly
      200,000 acres of lands. He died in California on the 6th of February, 1896.
    Person ID I03557  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2018 

    Father Elnathan Bassett,   b. 12 Aug 1790, West Fairlee, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1875, Fort Dodge, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Luvia Buck,   d. Deceased 
    Married 23 Jan 1816 
    Family ID F00788  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart