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Bass family of Peterborough, New Hampshire

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  Robert Perkins Bass (1873-1960) — also known as Robert P. Bass — of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 1, 1873. Farmer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09; member of New Hampshire state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Governor of New Hampshire, 1911-13. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Forestry Association. Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., July 29, 1960 (age 86 years, 332 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Perkins Bass and Clara (Foster) Bass; married to Edith Harland Bird (1887-1950); father of Perkins Bass (1912-2011) and Robert Perkins Bass, Jr.; grandfather of Charles Foster Bass (1952-).
  Political family: Bass family of Peterborough, New Hampshire.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Perkins Bass (1912-2011) — of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass., October 6, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Peterborough, 1939-43, 1947-49; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Peterborough, 1948; member of New Hampshire state senate 11th District, 1949-51; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1955-63; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1962; member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1964-. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., October 25, 2011 (age 99 years, 19 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Peterborough, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Perkins Bass and Edith Harland (Bird) Bass (1887-1950); brother of Robert Perkins Bass, Jr.; married, June 6, 1941, to Katharine Jackson (died 1972); married to Rosaly Swann; father of Charles Foster Bass (1952-).
  Political family: Bass family of Peterborough, New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Perkins Bass, Jr. (b. 1923) — also known as Robert P. Bass, Jr. — of Concord, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., September 23, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from New Hampshire, 1970-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1972; Presidential Elector for New Hampshire, 1972. Protestant. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Perkins Bass and Edith Harland (Bird) Bass; brother of Perkins Bass; married, September 10, 1955, to Patricia May; uncle of Charles Foster Bass (1952-).
  Political family: Bass family of Peterborough, New Hampshire.
  Charles Foster Bass (b. 1952) — also known as Charles F. Bass; Charlie Bass — of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 8, 1952. Republican. Staff for U.S. Rep. William S. Cohen, 1974; staff for U.S. Rep David F. Emery, 1975-79; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives, 1982-88; delegate to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1984; member of New Hampshire state senate, 1988-92; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1995-; defeated in primary, 1980. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Perkins Bass; nephew of Robert Perkins Bass, Jr.; grandson of Robert Perkins Bass (1873-1960).
  Political family: Bass family of Peterborough, New Hampshire.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
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