Bassett, John, 1886-1958.

John Bassett Senior (1886-1958), President and Managing Director of Gazette Printing Company, was a longtime friend and confidant of Lord Beaverbrook. Publisher of the Montreal Gazette, Chancellor of Bishop's University, and distinguished World War 1 veteran, his correspondence covers political affairs in the world and in Canada, the business and problems of the newspaper industry in Canada and the reminiscences of a lasting friendship.

From the description of Correspondence with John Bassett Senior : 1955. 1955 Oct. 18 - Dec. 2. (University of New Brunswick, Fredericton). WorldCat record id: 270530403

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