Richard Bassett Research Paper

Richard Bassett was a significant Figure of the Constitutional Convention. Richard was in the convention at the age of 42 with the state of Delaware. Although Mr. Bassett was not apart of the committee assignments he did partake in New government such as, Attending the Delaware ratification convention, supported the ratification of the Constitution, served as a Senator from Delaware in the years of, 1789 through 1793 and Serving as the Midnight Judge appointee by President Adams. Prior Political experience Bassett was involved in includes, Lower House of Delaware State Legislature 1785, The Upper House of Delaware State Legislature 1776 and 1770-1780 and 1783-1785, also the Delaware State convention in 1776 with lastly being apart of the Annapolis Convention in 1786 as a Delegate.

Richard Bassett didn 't know at a young age that soon when he was older he would be a significant Figure Of the Constitutional Convention. Bassett was born in Cecil County Maryland on the day of May 2 , 1745. Richard did

For all of the Work Richard Bassett has done being apart of the Constitutional Convention I would grade him an A. I give Mr. Bassett an A because he has so many reasons for this grade adding up all of the things he has done for the Convention he has, 12 reasons for it. Richard Bassett has done things from attending the Conventions, to representing conventions, to voting and serving, and for being a judge. All of these things give him this A. Bassett has spent most of his life in the Convention even though he had a home life with his wife and seven kids he has still contributed all of the things he has done to deserve this A .Richard Bassett has also donated his money supporting a church financially even though he had all of these things to do in his life. He stayed humble, he strived to doing all of these great things and still had his big family also. Richard Bassett deserves this A serving his time to the Constitutional Convention from the 1770’s until the