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Houston A.P. Bassett

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Houston A.P. (Pat) Bassett
Texas State Representative from District 52 (Grimes County)
In office
January 11, 1887 – January 8, 1889
Personal details
BornMarch 14, 1857
Grimes County, Texas
DiedJuly 17, 1920
Grimes County, Texas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCordelia Foster
Alma materStraight University, Fisk University

Houston A.P. (Pat) Bassett (March 14, 1857 - July 17, 1920) was a Republican politician who served in the Twentieth Texas Legislature. He lived in Grimes County, Texas for most of his life and was the son of poor farmers. He was educated at Straight University in New Orleans, Louisiana and at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. After returning to Texas, he became involved in politics. He ran for the legislature in 1886 and won in a contested election. He served only one term. He was married to Cordelia Foster that same year. They had four children. He died in 1920.

References

Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Houston A.P. Bassett
Handbook of Texas Online - Houston A.P. Bassett
Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas