BASSETT, RICHARD (1777-1852), Methodist cleric;
b. at Tresigin, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan, 7 Nov. 1777. He was educated at Cowbridge grammar school, and, for a time, at Jesus College, Oxford. He was ordained deacon in 1801 and priest in 1802. After being curate of S. Athan and Llandow he became rector of Eglwys Brewis in 1832 and vicar of Colwinston in 1843, where he d. 31 Aug. 1852. His greatest friend was William Howels (q.v.), who brought him to the notice of David Jones of Llan-gan (q.v.). He now began to consort with the Methodists, but, although he attended their societies and associations and was one of the trustees of their chapels in Glamorgan, he succeeded in retaining his Church of England appointment until his death. He was probably the last clergyman in Wales to be associated with the Methodists. His brother ELIAS BASSETT, a lawyer, was for many years the leading layman in the Methodist connexion in Glamorgan.
Bibliography:
- E. Morgan, Home Light, 1860;
- Drys., 1856, 210.
Author:
Rev. Gomer Morgan Roberts, M.A., (1904-93), Pont-rhyd-y-fen / St Dogmael's / Llandybïe
