About Francis Basset
Lived 1674 – 1721 (aged 47). Francis Basset was an English politician.
Francis Basset (10 February 1674 – 11 December 1721) was an English Tory politician.
Biography Basset was the only son of Francis Basset of Tehidy, Cornwall and Lucy Hele, and a great-grandson of the Royalist soldier Sir Francis Bassett. He entered Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1693. He succeeded to his father's estates, including considerable tin mines.
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Who was Francis Basset?
English Member of Parliament (1674-1721)
When was Francis Basset born?
Francis Basset was born on 10 February 1674.
When did Francis Basset die?
Francis Basset died on 11 December 1721.
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Francis Basset was a politician.
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Francis Basset was English.
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