George Bassett
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title:
George Bassett
text:
George Bassett was the founder in 1842 of Bassett's, a confectionery firm in Sheffield. The company introduced Liquorice allsorts. He went on to become Mayor of Sheffield (1876). Whilst Mayor, he had US President Ulysses S. Grant as a house guest. He was born in Ashover, Derbyshire, and married as his first wife, Sarah Hodgson, they had six daughters. He married as his second wife, Sarah Ann Hague: they had two sons. He is buried in Sheffield General Cemetery with his second wife, Sarah Ann. Bas
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British politician
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bassett
date created:
2010-07-27T19:57:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:11:56Z
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