Biographical Sketch of W. F. Bassett, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** W. F. Bassett, editor of the Evening News, is a native of Kentucky, and was born in Harrison County, June 21, 1848, and lived there until thirteen years of age, then removed to Clinton County, Missouri. His education was received in the schools of Kentucky and at Plattsburg. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Pettis County. He re- turned to Kentucky, and was admitted to the bar in that state, but he had formed a preference for journalism, and in fact, it may be said for the past fifteen years he has had more or less experience with the press. In 1878, he returned to Missouri, and since that time has been connected with the press of St. Joseph, and at the time of pur- chasing the Evening News, in 1881, was editor of the Gazette. Mr. Bassett is a polished and affiable gentleman and a thorough newspaper man. Since his management of the News, he has rendered it one of the most readable and deservedly popular papers in the Northwest. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================