George Bassett

For other people named George Bassett, see George Bassett (disambiguation).

George Bassett's memorial in Sheffield General Cemetery

George Bassett (c. 1818–1886) was the founder in 1842 of Bassett's, a confectionery firm in Sheffield.[1] The company (after his death) introduced Liquorice allsorts. He went on to become Mayor of Sheffield (1876).[2] Whilst Mayor, he had US President Ulysses S. Grant as a house guest.[3] He was born in Ashover, Derbyshire, and married as his first wife, Sarah Hodgson, they had six daughters. He married as his second wife, Sarah Ann Hague: they had two sons.[3] He is buried in Sheffield General Cemetery with his second wife, Sarah Ann.[3]

Bassett was the great-uncle of noted conservationist and countryside campaigner Ethel Haythornthwaite (1894–1986).[4]

  1. ^ www.cadbury.com Archived 2010-07-29 at the Wayback Machine Our brands - Bassett's
  2. ^ The Sheffield Indexers: Master Cutlers and Mayors
  3. ^ a b c Bassett Family Association Newsletter 2005
  4. ^ Richard Blackledge. "Sheffield's Heritage Open Days 2018: Why city's 'force of nature' Ethel Haythornthwaite is responsible for country's Green Belt". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2019.