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British politician For other people named George Bassett, see George Bassett (disambiguation).

George Bassett's memorial in Sheffield General Cemetery

George Bassett (c. 1818–1886) was the founder in 1842 of Bassett's, a confectionery firm in Sheffield. The company (after his death) 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.

Bassett was the great-uncle of noted conservationist and countryside campaigner Ethel Haythornthwaite (1894–1986).

References

  1. www.cadbury.com Archived 2010-07-29 at the Wayback Machine Our brands - Bassett's
  2. The Sheffield Indexers: Master Cutlers and Mayors
  3. ^ Bassett Family Association Newsletter 2005
  4. Richard Blackledge. "Sheffield's Heritage Open Days 2018: Why city's 'force of nature' Ethel Haythornthwaite is responsible for country's Green Belt". The Star. Retrieved 8 April 2019.


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