Background
Basset, William Rupert was born on November 12, 1883 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Mary (Simpson) Basset.
Basset, William Rupert was born on November 12, 1883 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Mary (Simpson) Basset.
Educated under private tutors.
Married second, Mary McClane, 1914 (divorced). Married 3d, Amy Strand, February 19, 1929. Children—Amy Jane, William Rupert (deceased).
President Miller, Franklin, Basset & Company, industrial engineers, & Company, 1909-1928.
Partner Spencer Trask & Company, bankers, New York, 1928-1939. Partner James B. Colgate & Company, brokers.
President Basset, Colgate & Company (industrial engineers), 1939-1941. Now practicing as industrial and financial advisor.
Director and member executive committee Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company, Container Corporation American, Vick Chemical Company.
Director and chairman of Executive Committee Reinsurance Corporation of New York, National Reins Company. Director Budd Company, Interstate Bakeries Corporation.
Clubs: Union League, Greenwich Country, Round Hill, Field, Special Carolina (Greenwich).
Married Frances Warner, March 2, 1907 (deceased). Married second, Mary McClane, 1914 (divorced). Children: Amy Jane, William Rupert (deceased).