Samuel Bason
Birth nameSamuel Murphey Bason
Birth dateDecember 3, 1894
Birth placeSwepsonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Death dateJanuary 15, 1986 (aged 91)
Death placeDanville, Virginia, U.S.
Office 1Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 15th district
Term start 11947
Term end 11959
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMartha Hatchette[1]
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RelativesRussell B. Long (son-in-law)

Samuel Murphey Bason (December 3, 1894 – January 15, 1986) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 15th district of the North Carolina Senate.[2]

Bason was born in Swepsonville, North Carolina,[1] the son of Flora Murphey and William Henry Bason. He attended Burlington High School, Oak Ridge Military Academy and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] He served in the United States Army during World War I.[1]

In 1947, he won the election for the 15th district of the North Carolina Senate, and served for the 15th district until 1959.[2] He worked as a banker[3] in Yanceyville, North Carolina and was an elder of the Yanceyville Presbyterian Church.[1]

Bason died in January 1986 at the Roman Eagle Memorial Home in Danville, Virginia, at the age of 91. He was buried in the Yanceyville Presbyterian Church cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Samuel M. Bason". The News and Observer. January 16, 1986. p. 56. Retrieved October 15, 2022. – via Newspapers.com
  2. ^ "North Carolina State Senate 1959". NC Home. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bason Supported Here For Member Of Highway Board". The Daily Times-News. April 12, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2022. – via Newspapers.com