Background
He was born at Campbell Forest near Bendigo to farmer William Bassett and Jane Irvine.
He was born at Campbell Forest near Bendigo to farmer William Bassett and Jane Irvine.
He was educated at Bendigo and then at Canowindra, where he then worked for his father on the family farm.
From around 1911 he had his own farm near Forbes, and he also subsequently owned property at Cumboogle, Dubbo and Collie. From 1932 to 1964 he was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Bassett died in Sydney in 1972.