The Biographical Dictionary of America/Bassett, Richard

​BASSETT, Richard, governor of Delaware, was born in Delaware. In 1787 he was a member of the Continental Congress and met with the convention which formed the Federal constitution. In 1789 he was elected U.S. senator, and was the first to vote for the location of the capital on the Potomac. He held the office of senator until 1793, and in 1796 was made presidential elector, casting his vote for John Adams. From 1798 to 1801 he was governor of Delaware, and then acted as United States circuit judge for one year. He died in September, 1815.

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