Arthur Basset (1597–1673)
For other people named Arthur Bassett, see Arthur Bassett (disambiguation).
Arthur Basset (1597 - 7 January 1673) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1626.
Basset was the son of Sir Robert Basset of Umberley, a colonel in the army. He subscribed at Oxford University on 11 June 1613 and was awarded BA from Exeter College, Oxford on 8 February 1616. He was a student of the Inner Temple in 1617 when he was of High Hampton, Devon. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Fowey. He was re-elected MP for Fowey in 1626.[1]
Basset died at the age of 75.[1]
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Parliament of England | ||
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Preceded by William Noy Robert Cook |
Member of Parliament for Fowey 1625–1626 With: Jonathan Rashleigh 1625 William Murray 1626 |
Succeeded by Robert Rashleigh Sir Richard Grenville |
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