John Basset, Devonshire gentleman (died 1541)

John Basset (1518–1541)

Devonshire gentleman (1518–1541)

John Basset was an English gentleman from Devon, a member of the old Basset family, and heir to a substantial inheritance. His short life is well documented in the Lisle Papers. He studied law at Lincoln's Inn and at the age of 20, at the start of a promising career, entered the…