Background
Bassett, Thomas J. was born on August 9, 1848 in Rushville, Yates Company, New York, United States. Son of Ira N. and Betsy (Babcock) Bassett.
Bassett, Thomas J. was born on August 9, 1848 in Rushville, Yates Company, New York, United States. Son of Ira N. and Betsy (Babcock) Bassett.
Bachelor of Arts, Indiana Asbury (now DePauw) University, 1875, Master of Arts, 1878. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1887. (Doctor of Divinity, Cornell College, Iowa, 1903).
2d, Lida A. Bucher, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, November 7, 1907. Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1883. Instructor ancient languages, Indiana Asbury University, 1875-1881.
Principal Jennings Seminary, Aurora, Illinois, 1881-1884.
Professor didactics, DePauw University, 1884-1885. Principal DePauw University Academy, 1884-1897.
Pastor Saint Paul’s Church, LaFayette, Indiana, 1897-1899, Thorntown, Indiana, 1899-1902. President Upper Iowa University, 1902-1905.
Pastor Goodland, Indiana, 1905-1907, West LaFayette, Indiana, 1907-1911, Valparaiso, Indiana, since 1911.
Corresponding from Egypt, Palestine, Turkey, Greece and Italy of several American periodicals, summer, 1907. Address: Valparaiso, Indiana.
Married Anna East. Ridpath of Greencastle, Indiana, September 12, 1874 (died February 7, 1906).