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Y. In 1886-93 he practiced law is Buffalo, N. Y.; and since 1893 in New York City. In 1898-1900 he was a member of the Brooklyn school board. In 1903-05 he was a democratic representative from Brooklyn to the fiftyeighth congress. Bassett,

Homer

Franklin, librarian,

was

born Sept. 3, 1836, in Florida, Mass. In 1873 he was appointed librarian of the Silas BronBon library of Waterbury, Conn. He died about 1900 in Waterbury, Conn. Bassett, Isaac

C,

was

soldier,

bom

in

Pennsylvania. In 1861 he was captaih in the eighty-second regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; became colonel in 1863; and in 1864 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers. He died Oct. 3, 1869, in Pennsylvania.

Bassett, J. Anthony, educator, author, was born Dec. 26, 1850, in Denmark, N.Y. He received a thorough education in the Lowville academy and at the Rochester university. For twelve years he was in charge of the departments of science and mathematics in the old Gouverneur Wesleyan seminary; and in 1887 assumed the principalship of the Richfield Springs union schools. In 1898-99 he was president of the Otsego county principals' conference. He is the author of Longitude and Time. Bassett, James, clergyman, missionary, author, was born Jan. 31, 1834, in Canada. In 1856 he graduated from the Wabash college with the degree of A.B'.; and in 1859 received the degree of A.M. from the same institution. In 1871-84 he was missionary to Persia. He is the author of Persia: Land of the Ismans Persia, Eastern Mission Translations from English and Turkish; and Hymns in



Persian. Bassett, John Spencer, educator, author, was born Sept. 10, 1867, in Tarborough, N.C. He ia a, successful educator; and since 1893 professor of history in Trinity college at Durham, N.C. He is the author of The Constitutional Beginnings of <North Carolina; Slavery and Servitude in the Colony of North Carolina; The Regulators of North Carolina; Suffrage in North Carolina; Antislavery leaders in North Carolina; and History of Slavery in the State of North Carolina.

Bassett, Richard Baxter, jurist, United States senator, governor, was bom in Delaware. He was a member from Delaware of the convention which formed the constitution, and signed that instrument. In 1789-93 he was a United States senator. He was a presidential elector in 1797; and was the first man who cast his vote for locating the seat of government on the Potomac. He was chief justice of the federal supreme court; and governor of Delaware in 1798-1801. He died Sept. 18, 1815, in Delaware.

Bassford, William Kipp, musician, compowas bom April 23, 1839, in New York City. After many concert tours as a pianist ser,

through the United States, he became organist at Calvary church of East Orange, N.J. Bassett, Thomas J., educator, clergyman, college president, author, was born Aug. 9, 1848, in Yates county, N.Y. In 1875 he graduated from De Pauw university ;he subsequently received the degree of Ph.D. from the Syracuse university; and in 1903 received the degree of D.D. from Cornell university. In 1871-85 he was instructor in De Pauw university; in 1881-84 was principal of Jennings seminary at Aurora,, 111.; and in 188497 was principal of the academy at De Pauw university. He has filled pastorates in the methodist episcopal church at Lafayette and Thorntown, Ind. Since 1903 he has been president of the Upper Iowa university at Fayette. He is the author of History of Greencastle, Ind.

Bassini, Carso, musician, author, was born 1813 in Italy. He gave lessons in vocal music in New York City. He was the author of Art of Singing; Melodic Exercises; Method for the Tenor; Method for the Baritone; in

and New Method. He died Nov. 36, 1870, in Irvington, N.J. Bastin, Edson Sewell, educator, author,

was born

in Wisconsin. In 1893

he was

elec-

ted to the chair of materia medica and botany in the Philadelphia college of pharmacy. He was the author of lectures on Botany

and Materia Medica; Elements of Botany; The College Botany; and Vegetable History.

He

died in 1897 in Philadelphia, Pa.

Batchelder,

George Washington, lawyer, statesman, was born Feb. 18, 1836, in Danville, Vt. He received a thorough education and in 1851 graduated from the university of Vermont. He achieved success js a lawyer; and in 1873-74 was a member of the Minnesota state senate. In 1864 he was democratic candidate for district judge; in 1868 was a candidate for congress; and in 1888 was a democratic candidate for judge of the supreme court of Minnesota. In 1880-81 he was mayor of Taribault, Minn.; and in 1881-95 was chairman of the city board of education. Batchelder,

John C, musician, composer, Topsham, Vt. He is a teacher of the organ and piano in the Detroit conservatory; and is organist of St. Paul's

was bom

in 1852 in

episcopal church of Detroit, Mich. He has gimany public organ recitals. Batchelder, John Putnam, educator, physician, surgeon, author, was born Aug. 6, 1784,

ven

N.H. He performed many operatgreat importance; and for manyyears was professor of surgical anatomy in the Berkshire medical institution at Pittsfield. He was president of the Academy of in Wilton,

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