Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th district
In office March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1829
Preceded by
Charles F. Mercer
Succeeded by
Richard Coke, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 13th district
In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded by
Severn E. Parker
Succeeded by
William L. Ball
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for James City County
In office December 6, 1819 – March 3, 1821
Serving with Bennett Kirby
Preceded by
Lewis C. Tyler
Succeeded by
John M. Gregory
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 13th district
In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by
Thomas M. Bayly
Succeeded by
Severn E. Parker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 12th district
In office March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1813
Preceded by
Thomas Griffin
Succeeded by
John Roane
Member of the Virginia Senate for Charles City, James City County and New Kent Counties
In office October 21, 1793 – March 3, 1805
Preceded by
Burwell Bassett Sr.
Succeeded by
William Chamberlayne
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for New Kent County
In office October 15, 1787 – October 17, 1790
Serving with William H. Macon, John Dandridge, John Clopton
Preceded by
William Dandridge
Succeeded by
John Hockaday
Personal details
Born
March 18, 1764 Eltham plantation, New Kent County, Province of Virginia
Died
February 26, 1841 New Kent County, Virginia, US
Citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain United States of America
Nationality
American
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth McCarty, Philadelphia Ann Claiborne
Occupation
Planter, militia officer, politician
Burwell Bassett, Jr. (March 18, 1764 – February 26, 1841) was an American planter and politician from New Kent County and for two decades from Williamsburg in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Like his father, he served in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly, and in addition won election (and lost re-election) several times to the United States House of Representatives, where he served for more than a decade in three different districts, because of census-required reorganizations.[1][2][3]
^Buckley, Thomas E.; Tarter, Brent (1998). Dictionary of Virginia Biography. Vol. 1. Library of Virginia. pp. 384–385. ISBN 978-0-88490-189-1.
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United States Congress. "Burwell Bassett (id: B000224)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^Lyon Gardiner Tyler, "Bassett, Burwell" in Dictionary of Virginia Biography Vol. 2 (1915) pp. 98-99
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