Background
Basset was the son of Sir Robert Basset of Umberley, a colonel in the army.
Basset was the son of Sir Robert Basset of Umberley, a colonel in the army.
Exeter College.
He subscribed at Oxford University on 11 June 1613 and was awarded Bachelor from Exeter College, Oxford on 8 February 1616. He was a student of the Inner Temple in 1617 when he was of High Hampton, Devon. He was re-elected Member of Parliament for Fowey in 1626.
Basset died at the age of 75.
Useless Parliament; 2nd Parliament of King Charles I]
In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament for Fowey.