Harry W. Bass, Jr.
| Harry W. Bass Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Harry Wesley Bass Jr. January 6, 1927 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 1998 (aged 71) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Education | St. Mark's School of Texas |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Mathewson Doris Wampler Calhoun |
| Parent(s) | Harry W. Bass, Sr. Wilma Schuessler |
| Relatives | Richard Bass (brother) |
Harry W. Bass Jr. (January 6, 1927 – April 4, 1998) was an American businessman, coin collector and philanthropist. He was a leader of the Texas Republican Party in the 1950s. He inherited the Goliad Oil and Gas Corporation with his brother in 1970. He was an early investor in the ski resorts of Aspen and Vail in Colorado. He was the main developer of the Beaver Creek Resort in Beaver Creek, Colorado. He amassed one of the world's great coin collections and served as the president of the American Numismatic Society.
Harry W. Bass, Jr. was born on January 6, 1927 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His father, Harry W. Bass, Sr., was a co-founder of the Goliad Corporation and the Goliad Oil and Gas Corporation. He had a brother, Richard Bass.
Bass was educated at the St. Mark's School of Texas, then known as the Texas Country Day School. He attended Southern Methodist University. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific with the United States Navy.
Bass started his career in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for his father's oil and gas companies.
Bass started a voter data-collection company and served as the finance chairman of the Republican Party of Dallas County in the late 1950s. The company proved to be a financial failure. He was elected chairman of the Dallas County GOP in 1957, but resigned later that year. By 1960, alongside Republican Congressman Bruce Alger, he staged a demonstration against Democratic Congressman (later President) Lyndon Johnson when the latter visited Dallas. He was a delegate to the 1964 Republican National Convention. Bass inherited his father's oil and gas investments in the Goliad Corporation and the Goliad Oil and Gas Corporation in 1970. He was the co-owner of H. W. Bass and Sons, a private company headquartered in Dallas.
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