Английская Википедия:Houston A.P. Bassett

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Houston A.P. (Pat) Bassett (March 14, 1857 – July 17, 1920) was an African-American Republican politician who served in the Twentieth Texas Legislature. The son of poor farmers, Bassett lived in his native Grimes County, Texas, for most of his life. He was educated at Straight University in New Orleans, Louisiana ,and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Upon returning to Texas, he became involved in politics and won a contested election for the Texas House of Representatives in 1886. He served only one term. He and his wife, the former Cordelia Foster, had four children.

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References

Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Houston A.P. Bassett
Handbook of Texas Online - Houston A.P. Bassett
Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas


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