John H. Bass was founder of the old Bass Foundry and Machine works and dean of Fort Wayne's pioneer manufacturers. His country home, "Brookside", was one of Northern Indiana's most attractive suburban estates. The Bass mansion, surrounded by 300 wooded acres and atificial lakes, is now the home of St. Francis College.
For more than 60 years, Mr. Bass was a leader in the financial and industrial life of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Chief products of this foundry were railroad car wheels, axles, Corliss engines, boilers, power plants.
Mr. Bass for many years was president of the former First National Bank.
News and Record page 8. Greensboro, North Carolina • Monday, December 18, 1922
John H. Bass, a millionaire,
Dies At His Fort Wayne Home
Fort Wayne, Dec 17.- John H. Bass, 87-year-old millionaire manufacturer and philanthropist, died at his home here late today after a lingering illness. Mr. Bass was the founder of the Bass Machine and Foundation Company here.
In addition to extensive industrial and commercial interests in Fort Wayne, he was identified with manufacturing plants in Chicago, St. Louis, and in mining and steel industries in Alabama and Tennessee.
John H. Bass was founder of the old Bass Foundry and Machine works and dean of Fort Wayne's pioneer manufacturers. His country home, "Brookside", was one of Northern Indiana's most attractive suburban estates. The Bass mansion, surrounded by 300 wooded acres and atificial lakes, is now the home of St. Francis College.
For more than 60 years, Mr. Bass was a leader in the financial and industrial life of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Chief products of this foundry were railroad car wheels, axles, Corliss engines, boilers, power plants.
Mr. Bass for many years was president of the former First National Bank.
News and Record page 8. Greensboro, North Carolina • Monday, December 18, 1922
John H. Bass, a millionaire,
Dies At His Fort Wayne Home
Fort Wayne, Dec 17.- John H. Bass, 87-year-old millionaire manufacturer and philanthropist, died at his home here late today after a lingering illness. Mr. Bass was the founder of the Bass Machine and Foundation Company here.
In addition to extensive industrial and commercial interests in Fort Wayne, he was identified with manufacturing plants in Chicago, St. Louis, and in mining and steel industries in Alabama and Tennessee.
