Perkins Bass
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Perkins Bass was an American elected official from the state of New Hampshire
, including four terms as a U.S. Representative from 1955-63.
and First Lady Edith B. Bass. Bass attended Milton Academy
, graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1934, and from Harvard Law School
. He practiced as a lawyer and served in the United States Army Air Forces
in Asia during World War II. He was elected state representative in 1939, 1941, 1947, and 1951, and as state senator in 1949, all to two-year terms.
After serving four terms in the U.S. Congress, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate a 1962 special election. After defeating interim Senator Maurice J. Murphy Jr., Doloris Bridges
, and Congressman Chester Merrow in the Republican primary, he was defeated in the general election by Democrat Thomas J. McIntyre
. From 1972-76 he served as a selectman of Peterborough, New Hampshire
, where he lived until his death in 2011, aged 99.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, including four terms as a U.S. Representative from 1955-63.
Biography
Bass was born on October 6, 1912, in East Walpole, Massachusetts. He was the eldest son of former New Hampshire Governor Robert P. BassRobert P. Bass
Robert Perkins Bass was an American farmer, forestry expert, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire. He served in both houses of the New Hampshire Legislature and as chairman of the state's Forestry Commission before being elected governor of New Hampshire in 1910...
and First Lady Edith B. Bass. Bass attended Milton Academy
Milton Academy
Milton Academy is a coeducational, independent preparatory, boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts consisting of a grade 9–12 Upper School and a grade K–8 Lower School. Boarding is offered starting in 9th grade...
, graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1934, and from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. He practiced as a lawyer and served in the United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
in Asia during World War II. He was elected state representative in 1939, 1941, 1947, and 1951, and as state senator in 1949, all to two-year terms.
After serving four terms in the U.S. Congress, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate a 1962 special election. After defeating interim Senator Maurice J. Murphy Jr., Doloris Bridges
Doloris Bridges
Doloris Bridges , widow of a 25-year U.S. Senator, was the first woman to seek election to the U.S. Senate from New Hampshire...
, and Congressman Chester Merrow in the Republican primary, he was defeated in the general election by Democrat Thomas J. McIntyre
Thomas J. McIntyre
Thomas James McIntyre was a U.S. senator from New Hampshire, and a member of the Democratic Party.Born in Laconia, New Hampshire, he attended the public and parochial schools of Laconia; he graduated from Manlius Military School in Manlius, New York, in 1933, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New...
. From 1972-76 he served as a selectman of Peterborough, New Hampshire
Peterborough, New Hampshire
Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,284 at the 2010 census. Home to the MacDowell Art Colony, the town is a popular tourist destination....
, where he lived until his death in 2011, aged 99.
Family
- Charles F. Bass, the U.S. Representative from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional districtNew Hampshire's 2nd congressional districtNew Hampshire's 2nd congressional district covers the western and northern parts of New Hampshire. It includes the state's second-largest city, Nashua, as well as the state capital, Concord...
(son) - Robert P. BassRobert P. BassRobert Perkins Bass was an American farmer, forestry expert, and Republican politician from Peterborough, New Hampshire. He served in both houses of the New Hampshire Legislature and as chairman of the state's Forestry Commission before being elected governor of New Hampshire in 1910...
, Governor of New Hampshire from 1911-13 (father)