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Robert Perkins Bass (September 1 1873 – July 29 1960) was an American farmer forestry expert and Republican politician from Peterborough New Hampshire. He served in both houses of the New Hampshire Legislature and as chairman of the state’s Forestry Commission before being elected governor of New Hampshire in 1910. He started one of the state’s political dynasties: both his son Perkins Bass and grandson Charles F. Bass were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
