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Richard Bassett
1846–1905
United States
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Richard Bassett (March 28, 1846 – February 21, 1905) was a Baptist minister and a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Howard County. He was one of four African American state legislators elected in Indiana in the 19th century.
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