Background
Bassett, John was born on February 7, 1886 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Son of Edward and Elizabeth (Tough) Bassett.
Bassett, John was born on February 7, 1886 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Son of Edward and Elizabeth (Tough) Bassett.
Student National school and Christian Brothers School of Omagh. Royal University of Ireland. Doctor of Civil Law (honorary), Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec, 1939.
Doctor of Laws, University New Brunswick, 1947, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1955.
Parliamentary correspondent Montreal Gazette, Ottawa, 1911-1926 (president Parliamentary Press Gallery, 1925-1926), director Gazette Printing Limited company, Montreal, 1913-1920, vice-president and director, 1920-1937, president and managing director, 1937-1956, chairman of the board, since 1956. President and publisher Sherbrooke Daily Record, since 1936. Chancellor Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, Quebec, since 1950.
Staff officer to Lieutenant General Honorary Sir Sam Hughes in Canada, England, Belgium and France, 1914-1916.
Clubs: Mount Royal, Saint James’s (Montreal).
Married Marion Wright Avery, September 21, 1914. Children: Elizabeth (Mistress Baldwin Smith), John.