Charles Nebeker Bassett
Charles Nebeker Bassett (October 8, 1880 – June 10, 1944), son of pioneer O.T. Bassett was born in Indiana, and educated in the schools of Indiana, graduating from Wabash College with the class of 1900. In 1901, Charles Bassett came to El Paso after the death of his father, to operate the O.T. Bassett and Company lumber business. In 1929 Charles Bassett built the 15-story O.T. Bassett Tower as a memorial to his father. Charles Bassett died in Santa Monica, California and is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso, Texas
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