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- Springfield Union, June 18, 1947
M.M. Bassett Dies At 78 In Northampton
Was Former Member of State Legislature and City Council
Northampton, June 17 ? Moses M. Bassett, 78, former legislator and City Council member, of 42 Orchard St., died suddenly this morning while walking in the North St. section of the city.
He was born in Rupert, Vt., son of William and Sophrina (Tatro) Bassett, and had lived in Northampton for 65 years. He served on the Board of Aldermen here, was state representative from Northampton district in 1906, and at one time was head of the Democratic City Committee. He was a member of the committee which planned the 250th anniversary of the city in 1904, and was a member of the United Workmen.
He leaves one son, Aldric M. Bassett, of this city, former city councilman and former School Board member, two grandchildren and one great-grandson. They funeral will be from the Ahearn Funeral Home, 63 King St. Thursday at 8.15, followed by a high mass of requiem at Sacred Heart Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Mary?s Cemetery.
Daily Northampton Herald, 1906
Democratic Nominee For Representative
Record Of Moses M. Bassett, Who Has served One Year in the Legislature
and Whom His Party Desire to Have Returned
His Position on Local and General Issues
Representative Moses M. Bassett, who is the unanimous choice of the Democratic party for a second term, was born in Rupert, Vt., and when three years old his parents moved to Holyoke. Mr. Bassett attended the Holyoke public schools, and after completing the course in the Grammar School was obliged to go to work. He came to this city at the age of 15 and Northampton has since been his home. For the past twelve years he has been employed by the Northampton Beef Company.
In 1900 he was elected a member of the Common Council and in 1903, 1904 and 1905 served as Alderman and was a member of several important committees, including the City Property Committee. Last year, Mr. Bassett was nominated for the Legislature and made a splendid run, defeating the Republican nominee by a good majority. Mr. Bassett stands with Senator W. H. Feiker on college taxation and is opposed to an extension of the Court-House without a referendum. He believes that Northampton should retain all of its territory, and that there should be a stiff fight against Holyoke annexation.
Mr. Bassett has favored labor measures as far as they are reasonable and his sympathies are with the laboring man. He is a member of College City Lodge, United Workmen, and of the Foresters of America. He would be glad to serve the City for a second term and feels that the first year?s experience has been of value.
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1869 - 1947 (78 years)