Robert P. Bass
American politician
Died when: 86 years 332 days (1042 months)Star Sign: Virgo

Robert Perkins Bass (September 1, 1873 – July 29, 1960) 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 serving as the 53rd governor of New Hampshire from 1911 to 1913.
He started one of the state's political dynasties.Both his son, Perkins Bass, and grandson, Charles F.Bass, were elected to the U.S.
House of Representatives.His wife, Edith Harland Bird, was the daughter of Massachusetts businessman Charles Sumner Bird.His daughter, Joanne, was the first wife of Marshall Field IV, heir to the Marshall Field's fortune and publishing mogul.
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