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<\/a>Tonawanda News, Friday, November 23, 1962\nClark B. Bassett Lawyer, Dies at 62<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Area residents in a wide variety of civic, business and professional fields today were mourning the death of Clark B. Bassett, prominent lawyer and community leader.<\/p>\n
Mr. Bassett died Wednesday night in Buffalo General Hospital after a long illness. He was 62.<\/p>\n
A member of the law firm of Knoell, Bassett & Denk at 65 Niagara St. Tonawanda, Mr. Bassett lived at 202 Niagara St., North Tonawanda.<\/p>\n
In his 40 years in the Tonawandas, Mr. Bassett\u2019s interests and activities spanned the spectrum of community projects and problems, and his ability and energy thrust him into leadership roles in scores of them.<\/p>\n
Born in Coopers Plains, N.Y., Mr. Bassett attended Cornell University and the University of Buffalo Law School. After graduation from the latter in 1921, he became associated with the Buffalo law firm of Dudley, Stowe & Sawyer. He opened his own firm in Tonawanda with the late Charles J. Knoell in 1929.<\/p>\n
Long interested in Boy Scouting, Mr. Bassett was a former president of the Buffalo Area Council, a member-at-large of the Tonawanda District, and had served on the Region II Executive Committee. He also held the Silver Beaver Award, scouting\u2019s highest achievement honor.<\/p>\n
Aided Hospital<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Bassett was an incorporator and legal counsel for DeGraff Memorial Hospital, and had donated land needed in the present hospital expansion program. He also donated land for the Disabled American Veterans clubhouse in Sweeney Street.<\/p>\n
Mr. Bassett served as Tonawanda\u2019s acting city judge from January 1926 to December 1926. He was a past president of the Tonawanda Board of Education.<\/p>\n
He also was a past president of the United Community Fund and had been a director of the Tonawandas Red Cross Chapter and the Tonawandas planning Association.<\/p>\n
A member of First Presbyterian Church, Mr. Bassett had served as an elder, trustee and member of its Board of Sessions.<\/p>\n
He was a former director and secretary of the Town Club of the Tonawandas, a life member and a past master of Tonawanda Lodge 247, F&AM, senior active member of the Tonawandas Rotary Club, a member of the Tonawandas Chamber of Commerce and the Niagara Falls Country Club.<\/p>\n
Tribute Paid<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr. Bassett also was member of the Tonawandas, Erie County, Niagara County and New York State Bar Associations. The Tonawandas association paid tribute to him today in a special memorial meeting at 1 p.m. in Tonawanda City Court. President Robert K. Duerr presided.<\/p>\n
A former director of the First Trust Co. in Tonawanda, Mr. Bassett was a member of the advisory board of the Tonawanda area offices of the Marine Trust Co. and its legal counsel. He also was director of the Abstract Title Division of the Title Guarantee Co.<\/p>\n
Mr. Bassett is survived by his wife, Bonnie; a daughter, Miss June Bassett of New York City; a son, Douglas C. Bassett of Bristol, Tenn.; a brother, James W. Bassett and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Donahue, both of St. Petersburg, Fla., and three grandchildren. He was the father of the late George F. and Clark B. Bassett Jr.<\/p>\n
Services will at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow in the Hammondsport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Clark Blakesley Bassett is descended from #1B John Bassett of Connecticut as follows: John Bassett and wife Margery Robert Bassett and wife Mary Robert Bassett (b. 1640) and wife Elizabeth Riggs Samuel Bassett (b. 1692) and wife Deborah Bennett Joseph … Continue reading