| LC control no. | n 85363594 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bassett, Edward M. (Edward Murray), 1863-1948 |
| Variant(s) | Bassett, Edward Murray, 1863-1948 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | New York (N.Y.) |
| Located | Buffalo (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1863-02-07 |
| Death date | 1948-10-07 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Law |
| Affiliation | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Board of Education Community School District 38 (New York, N.Y.) Bassett, Thompson & Gilpatric (Firm) United States. Congress. House New York (State). Public Service Commission New York (N.Y.). Heights of Buildings Commission New York (N.Y.). Zoning Commission United States. Department of Commerce National Conference on City Planning Bassett & Bassett (Firm) |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators |
| Found in | Bassett, Edward M. Zoning, 1940: title page (by Edward M. Bassett, member of the New York bar) LC in OCLC, 1-11-86 (hdg.: Bassett, Edward Murray, 1863-1948; usage: Edward M. Bassett) Who was who in America, 1943-1950 (Bassett, Edward Murray, ex-congressman; born Brooklyn, February 7, 1863; A.B., Amherst College, 1884; LL.B., Columbia University, 1886; practiced law Buffalo, 1886-1892; member Bassett, Thompson & Gilpatric, New York, 1902-1942; member firm Bassett & Bassett, New York, 1942; member Brooklyn Board of Education, 1899-1902; chairman School Board, 38th District, 1901-1903; member 58th Congress (1903-1905), 5th N.Y. District; member Public Service Commission, N.Y., 1907-1911; chairman Heights of Buildings Commission, N.Y. City, 1913-1915; chairman, Zoning Commission, N.Y. City, 1915-1917; appointed by Sec. Hoover as member advisory committee on zoning, Department of Commerce, 1922; pres. National Conference on City Planning, 1928-1930; writer on bankruptcy, eminent domain and police power; home: Brooklyn; Office New York city; died October 27, 1948) |
| Associated language | eng |
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