His father John Dollin Bassett was partner in a bank at Leighton Buzzard, of which Francis and his brother also became partners.[2] He was elected MP for Bedfordshire at a by-election in 1872 but resigned in 1875.[3]
^Dawes, Margaret; Selwyn, Nesta (November 2010). Women Who Made Money: Women Partners in British Private Banks 1752-1906. Trafford Publishing. p. 104. ISBN978-1-4269-3725-5.
francis, bassett, francis, bassett, 1820, june, 1899, british, liberal, politician, francis, bassettmpmember, parliament, bedfordshirein, office, june, 1872, april, 1875serving, with, richard, gilpinpreceded, byrichard, gilpinfrancis, russellsucceeded, bygeorg. Francis Bassett 25 May 1820 9 June 1899 1 was a British Liberal politician Francis BassettMPMember of Parliament for BedfordshireIn office 27 June 1872 28 April 1875Serving with Richard GilpinPreceded byRichard GilpinFrancis RussellSucceeded byGeorge RussellRichard GilpinPersonal detailsBorn25 May 1820Died9 June 1899 1899 06 09 aged 79 NationalityBritishPolitical partyLiberalHis father John Dollin Bassett was partner in a bank at Leighton Buzzard of which Francis and his brother also became partners 2 He was elected MP for Bedfordshire at a by election in 1872 but resigned in 1875 3 References edit Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with B part 2 Dawes Margaret Selwyn Nesta November 2010 Women Who Made Money Women Partners in British Private Banks 1752 1906 Trafford Publishing p 104 ISBN 978 1 4269 3725 5 Craig F W S ed 1977 British Parliamentary Election Results 1832 1885 1st ed London Macmillan Press ISBN 978 1 349 02349 3 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Francis BassettParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byRichard GilpinFrancis Russell Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire1872 1875 With Richard Gilpin Succeeded byGeorge RussellRichard Gilpin nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberal Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Bassett MP amp oldid 1081831565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
