Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset
1781–1855 (age 74)
Biography
Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset (1781-1855) presided over the barony in Cornwall with a steady hand, ensuring that local governance and resources served the needs of the community she represented.
She balanced private responsibilities with public life, and her measured leadership and charitable attention are still remembered in Cornwall as part of her lasting inheritance.