Bass, Robert P. (Robert Perkins), 1873-1960

Bass was born in Chicago, Ill. in 1873 and lived in Peterborough, N.H. He received his A.B. degree from Harvard University in 1896. In 1906 he was appointed State Forestry Commissioner and began to redesign the N.H. forestry laws. He also participated in national efforts for conservation of natural resources and was elected director, then president, of the American Forestry Association. In 1904 and 1906 Bass was elected to the N.H. House of Representatives. In 1908 he was elected to the N.H. senate, and in 1910 he was elected governor of N.H. After the Republican National Convention of 1912 he organized the movement that brought about the establishment of the Progressive Party in N.H., and he supported Theodore Roosevelt as the Progressive Party candidate for president.

From the description of Papers, 1849-1959. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237352379