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Houston AP Bassett

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Political party
  
Republican

Spouse(s)
  
Cordelia Foster


Religion
  
Baptist

Name
  
Houston Bassett

Died
  
July 17, 1920 Grimes County, Texas

Alma mater
  
Straight University, Fisk University

Houston A.P. (Pat) Bassett (March 14, 1857 – July 17, 1920) was an African-American Republican politician who served in the Twentieth Texas Legislature. The son of poor farmers, Bassett lived in his native Grimes County, Texas, for most of his life. He was educated at Straight University in New Orleans, Louisiana and at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Upon returning to Texas, he became involved in politics and won a contested election for the Texas House of Representatives in 1886. He served only one term. He and his wife, the former Cordelia Foster, had four children.

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Houston A.P. Bassett Wikipedia