Burwell Bassett Sr. | |
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.jpg) portrait by Charles Willson Peale | |
| Member of the Virginia Senate for Charles City, James City County and New Kent Counties | |
| In office May 5, 1777 – January 4, 1793 | |
| Preceded by | John Armistead |
| Succeeded by | Burwell Bassett Sr. |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for New Kent County | |
| In office 1762–1776 Serving with Richard Adams, William Clayton, Bartholomew Dandridge | |
| Preceded by | Gil Armistead |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1734 Eltham plantation, New Kent County, Province of Virginia |
| Died | January 4, 1793 New Kent County, Virginia, US |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain United States of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Anna Marie Dandridge |
| Occupation | Planter, militia officer, politician |
Burwell Bassett Sr. (March 13, 1734 – January 4, 1793) was an American planter, patriot and politician from New Kent County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, who served in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly, and in the Virginia Ratification Convention in 1788.[1][2]
- ^ Buckley, Thomas E.; Tarter, Brent (1998). Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Vol. 1. Library of Virginia. pp. 384–385. ISBN 978-0-88490-189-1.
- ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, "Bassett, Burwell" in Dictionary of Virginia Biography Vol. 1 (1915) pp. 181