Edward Bassett
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican lawyer and politician (1863-1948)
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Edward Murray Bassett, "the father of American zoning", and one of the founding fathers of modern-day urban planning, wrote the first comprehensive zoning ordinance in the United States, which was adopted by New York City in 1916. He also served one term as a U.S. representative for New York from 1903 to 1905.
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1863 to 1948 · aged 85
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