Perkins Bass (October 6, 1912 – October 25, 2011) was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire, including four terms as a U.S. representative from 1955 to 1963.
After serving four terms in the U.S. Congress, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in a 1962 special election. After defeating interim Senator Maurice J. Murphy Jr., Doloris Bridges, and Congressman Chester Merrow in the Republican primary, he was defeated in the general election by Democrat Thomas J. McIntyre. From 1972 to 1976, he served as a selectman of Peterborough, New Hampshire, where he lived until his death in 2011, aged 99.[5][6]
perkins, bass, october, 1912, october, 2011, american, elected, official, from, state, hampshire, including, four, terms, representative, from, 1955, 1963, member, house, representatives, from, hampshire, districtin, office, january, 1955, january, 1963precede. Perkins Bass October 6 1912 October 25 2011 was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire including four terms as a U S representative from 1955 to 1963 Perkins BassMember of the U S House of Representatives from New Hampshire s 2nd districtIn office January 3 1955 January 3 1963Preceded byNorris H CottonSucceeded byJames Colgate ClevelandPersonal detailsBorn 1912 10 06 October 6 1912East Walpole Massachusetts U S DiedOctober 25 2011 2011 10 25 aged 99 Peterborough New Hampshire U S Political partyRepublicanChildrenCharles BassBiography editBass was born on October 6 1912 in East Walpole Massachusetts He was the eldest son of former New Hampshire Governor Robert P Bass and First Lady Edith B Bass Bass attended Milton Academy graduated from Dartmouth College in 1934 and from Harvard Law School He practiced as a lawyer and served in the United States Army Air Forces in Asia during World War II He was elected state representative in 1939 1941 1947 and 1951 and as state senator in 1949 all to two year terms 1 Bass voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960 2 3 but voted present on the 24th Amendment to the U S Constitution 4 After serving four terms in the U S Congress he ran unsuccessfully for the U S Senate in a 1962 special election After defeating interim Senator Maurice J Murphy Jr Doloris Bridges and Congressman Chester Merrow in the Republican primary he was defeated in the general election by Democrat Thomas J McIntyre From 1972 to 1976 he served as a selectman of Peterborough New Hampshire where he lived until his death in 2011 aged 99 5 6 Family editCharles Bass the U S representative from New Hampshire s 2nd congressional district son Robert P Bass the governor of New Hampshire from 1911 to 1913 father References edit Perkins Bass Obituary HR 6127 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 GovTrack us HR 8601 PASSAGE S J RES 29 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS GovTrack us Obituary in Boston Herald Perkins Bass Obituary United States Congress Perkins Bass id B000222 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byNorris Cotton Member of the U S House of Representatives from New Hampshire s 2nd congressional districtJanuary 3 1955 January 3 1963 Succeeded byJames Colgate Cleveland Party political offices Preceded byStyles Bridges Republican nominee for U S Senator from New Hampshire Class 2 1962 Succeeded byHarrison Thyng Honorary titles Preceded byWilliam F Walsh Oldest living U S representative Sitting or former January 8 2011 October 25 2011 Succeeded byKen Hechler nbsp nbsp This article about a New Hampshire politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Perkins Bass amp oldid 1207985297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
