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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