| Name |
George Douglas Bassett |
| Birth |
28 Jan 1888 |
Campbell Forest, Victoria, Australia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
2136FAAA7448C04C86151D7E2B58EBCC3379 |
| Death |
19 Mar 1972 |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Notes |
- George Douglas Bassett served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
George Douglas Bassett
Community Activity
President of Forbes Branch of the Graziers Association. Former President of Forbes Chamber of Commerce. Former Rotarian of Dubbo and Sydney. Member of the Royal Automobile Club of Australia. Member of Manly Surf Club.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Farmer and grazier. Educated at Bendigo and Canowindra state schools; worked on father's farm at Canowindra, and from about 1911 was farming on own account near Forbes; at a later date owned property at Cumboogle, Dubbo and Meriwood, Collie; director of Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative. Grain, Insurance and Agency Company Limited from 1925/1926, chairman and managing director from 1950 until ????; president of Forbes Pastor Agricultural and Horticultural Association for four years; member of Forbes and District Chamber of Commerce; member of Farmers and Settlers Association. Chairman of Forbes branch of Graziers Association of New South Wales; vice chairman of Dubbo War Agricultural Committee; New South Wales Executive Boy Scouts Association. Recreational pursuits include tennis and swimming.
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| Person ID |
I431 |
22B Bassetts of Ashwater, Devonshire, England |
| Last Modified |
25 Nov 2012 |
Bassett Family Association Database
1888 - 1972 (84 years)