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Richard Bassett (golfer)
Richard Basset or Bassett may refer to: * Richard Basset (died between 1135 and 1144), royal judge and sheriff during the reign of King Henry I of England * Richard Basset, 1st Baron Basset of Weldon, English noble * Richard Bassett (priest) (1777–1852), Welsh cleric * Richard Bassett (Delaware politician) (1745–1815), American lawyer and politician * Richard Bassett (Indiana politician) (1846–1905), Indiana Baptist minister and state legislator * Richard H. Bassett (1900–1995), American impressionist painter * Richard Bassett (author) (born 1955), British writer, historian and musician * Richard Basset (JAG), investigated claims Guantanamo guards bragged about abusing captives; see Heather Cerveny The Guantanamo Bay detention camp ( es, Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo) is a United States military prison located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, also referred to as Guantánamo, GTMO, and Gitmo (), on the coast of Guant ... See also *'' SS Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Basset
Richard Basset (died between 1135 and 1144) was a royal judge and sheriff during the reign of King Henry I of England. His father was also a royal justice. In about 1122 Basset married the eventual heiress of another justice; the marriage settlement has survived. In 1129–30 Basset was co-sheriff of eleven counties. Basset and his wife founded a monastic house in 1125 from their lands, which before the donation were equivalent to 15 knight's fees. Early life Basset was the son of Ralph Basset,Keats-Rohan ''Domesday Descendants'' p. 166 who was a royal justice under Henry I. While it is not known whether Richard was Ralph's eldest son, Richard inherited Ralph's estates in Normandy, which were near Montreuil-au-Houlme. He also inherited his father's English estates at Colston Basset, Kingston Winslow, and Peatling Parva. The bulk of Ralph's English lands did not go to Richard, however.Reedy "Introduction" ''Basset Charters'' pp. x–xi Basset's brother Nicholas signed over his o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Basset, 1st Baron Basset Of Weldon
Richard Basset, 1st Baron Basset (died 1314), Lord of Weldon, was an English noble. Richard was a son of Ralph Basset and Eleanor de la Wade. He was summoned to Parliament between 1299 and 1314. Richard was captured during the Battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn ( gd, Blàr Allt nam Bànag or ) fought on June 23–24, 1314, was a victory of the army of King of Scots Robert the Bruce over the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence. It was ..., Scotland on 24 June 1314. He later died in captivity. Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Basset, Richard, 1st Baron Basset of Wheldon Year of birth unknown 1314 deaths 13th-century English nobility 14th-century English people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bassett (priest)
Richard Bassett (7 November 1777 – 31 August 1852) was a Welsh cleric, thought to be the last Anglican clergyman in Wales to be associated with the Methodists. Life Bassett was born at Tresigin, near Llantwit Major in Glamorgan, South Wales. After studying at Cowbridge Grammar School, Bassett went to Jesus College, Oxford, matriculating in 1797, but never graduating. He was ordained deacon in 1801 and priest in 1802, becoming curate of St Athan and Llandow in Glamorgan; in all, he spent over thirty years as a curate. In 1832, he became rector of Eglwys Brewis and, in 1843, vicar of Colwinston. Bassett was friends with the evangelical cleric William Howels, and through him met the Methodist cleric David Jones of Llangan. Bassett attended Methodist meetings and associations and was a trustee of a Methodist chapel in Glamorgan, but managed to retain his position in the Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bassett (Delaware Politician)
Richard Bassett (April 2, 1745 – September 15, 1815) was an American politician, attorney, slave owner and later abolitionist, veteran of the American Revolution, attorney, signer of the United States Constitution, and one of the Founding Fathers of America. He also served as United States Senator from Delaware, chief justice of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas, governor of Delaware and a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Third Circuit. Education and career Born on April 2, 1745, in Cecil County, Province of Maryland, British America, Bassett pursued preparatory studies, then read law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Delaware. By concentrating on agricultural pursuits as well as religious and charitable concerns, he quickly established himself amongst the local gentry and "developed a reputation for hospitality and philanthropy." He was a member of the Delaware constitutional conventions of 1776 and 1792. He was a membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bassett (Indiana Politician)
Richard Bassett (March 28, 1846 – February 21, 1905) was a Baptist minister and a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Howard County, Indiana, Howard County. He was one of four African American state legislators elected in Indiana in the 19th century. Early life and education Bassett was born in 1846 at Snow Hill, North Carolina, to free black parents. In 1848, he moved with his parents to a Society of Friends, Quaker community in Parke County, Indiana. There his father, Zachariah Bassett, first began to preach. Both Richard and his brother Miles would follow their father into the ministry. In 1856, the Bassetts, along with the Artis and Ellis families, established a new African-American settlement in Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana, Ervin Township in Howard County. Known as the Bassett Settlement, the community grew to 11 families, and at its peak had its own school, church, and post office, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
