Edward Bassett
Edward Murray Bassett | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Frank E. Wilson |
| Succeeded by | George E. Waldo |
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| Born | February 7, 1863 |
| Died | October 27, 1948 (aged 85) Brooklyn, New York, US |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Annie Rebecca Preston Bassett |
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| Alma mater | Amherst College Columbia University Law School |
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Edward Murray Bassett (February 7, 1863 – October 27, 1948), "the father of American zoning", and one of the founding fathers of modern-day urban planning, wrote the first comprehensive zoning ordinance in the United States, which was adopted by New York City in 1916. He also served one term as a U.S. representative for New York from 1903 to 1905.