On November 11, 1891, she married Charles Chester Bassett.
On March 9, 1906, he filed suit for divorce stating they had not lived together since May 11, 1904.
Their divorce was finalized on February 13, 1907.
In April 1907, she married her second husband, Rev. Edward L. Hunt.
Fanny Rice died on Thursday, March 19, 1931 at her home on Riverside Drive. Survivors included her husband, Rev. Dr. Edward L. Hunt. Funeral services were held at the Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church at 5th Avenue and 55th Street. Honorary pallbearers were United States Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, Lieutenant Governor Herbert H. Lehman, Supreme Court Justice Irving Lehman, Magistrate Jonah Goldstein, Dr. Thomas Darlington, Dr. Arthur Wardwell Green, Roger Williams Straus, Andrew B. Humphreys, George Gordon Battle, Robert Levin, Dr. Harold Korn, John Curtis, Joseph H. Broderick, Frank W. Mondell, Charles a. Boston and Dr. William Seaman Bainbridge. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, District of Columbia.
Sources: The New York Times, Friday, March 20, 1931 and Sunday, March 22, 1931.
The Washington Times
Wednesday, February 13, 1907
Divorcee Tried To Make Hunt Senate Chaplain
The decision in the Bassett divorce proceedings brings to a close one of the most interesting divorce cases in recent years.
Mrs. Fanny Rice Bassett, the defendant, daughter of former Senator Rice of Arkansas, was reared in the most exclusive circles of Little Rock. Her girlhood was spent mostly behind convent and seminary walls. After a social season at Washington, where her father was serving a term in the Senate, she met and married Charles C. Bassett, the plaintiff, then a clerk in the Geological Survey.
Mrs. Bassett's social position in Washington society won for her the distinction of being called the chaperon of the House of Representatives. Her teas and at homes were largely attended both by Senators and Representatives. Also, her acquaintances among members of the Diplomatic Corps were extensive.
The Rev. Dr. E. Lawrence Hunt, named as co-respondent in the proceedings, an assistant pastor of the church that Mrs. Bassett attended, urged her, it is said, to use her influence that he might be appointed as chaplain of the Senate. Mrs. Bassett entered so earnestly into the campaign that the gossips soon got busy. It was charged that clandestine meetings were held in the Bassett apartment between Mrs. Bassett and Dr. Hunt, especially when Mr. Bassett was off on field duty for the Survey. Pressure was brought to bear upon Dr. Hunt by members of his church and his resignation was asked.
It was brought out in the evidence that, while Mr. Bassett was away from Washington, Mrs. Bassett took trips to Atlantic City, New York, Baltimore and other places. While the two were in Baltimore, Mrs. Bassett's fifth child was born and named in honor of the minister.
On March 9, 1906, he filed suit for divorce stating they had not lived together since May 11, 1904.
Their divorce was finalized on February 13, 1907.
In April 1907, she married her second husband, Rev. Edward L. Hunt.
Fanny Rice died on Thursday, March 19, 1931 at her home on Riverside Drive. Survivors included her husband, Rev. Dr. Edward L. Hunt. Funeral services were held at the Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church at 5th Avenue and 55th Street. Honorary pallbearers were United States Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, Lieutenant Governor Herbert H. Lehman, Supreme Court Justice Irving Lehman, Magistrate Jonah Goldstein, Dr. Thomas Darlington, Dr. Arthur Wardwell Green, Roger Williams Straus, Andrew B. Humphreys, George Gordon Battle, Robert Levin, Dr. Harold Korn, John Curtis, Joseph H. Broderick, Frank W. Mondell, Charles a. Boston and Dr. William Seaman Bainbridge. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, District of Columbia.
Sources: The New York Times, Friday, March 20, 1931 and Sunday, March 22, 1931.
The Washington Times
Wednesday, February 13, 1907
Divorcee Tried To Make Hunt Senate Chaplain
The decision in the Bassett divorce proceedings brings to a close one of the most interesting divorce cases in recent years.
Mrs. Fanny Rice Bassett, the defendant, daughter of former Senator Rice of Arkansas, was reared in the most exclusive circles of Little Rock. Her girlhood was spent mostly behind convent and seminary walls. After a social season at Washington, where her father was serving a term in the Senate, she met and married Charles C. Bassett, the plaintiff, then a clerk in the Geological Survey.
Mrs. Bassett's social position in Washington society won for her the distinction of being called the chaperon of the House of Representatives. Her teas and at homes were largely attended both by Senators and Representatives. Also, her acquaintances among members of the Diplomatic Corps were extensive.
The Rev. Dr. E. Lawrence Hunt, named as co-respondent in the proceedings, an assistant pastor of the church that Mrs. Bassett attended, urged her, it is said, to use her influence that he might be appointed as chaplain of the Senate. Mrs. Bassett entered so earnestly into the campaign that the gossips soon got busy. It was charged that clandestine meetings were held in the Bassett apartment between Mrs. Bassett and Dr. Hunt, especially when Mr. Bassett was off on field duty for the Survey. Pressure was brought to bear upon Dr. Hunt by members of his church and his resignation was asked.
It was brought out in the evidence that, while Mr. Bassett was away from Washington, Mrs. Bassett took trips to Atlantic City, New York, Baltimore and other places. While the two were in Baltimore, Mrs. Bassett's fifth child was born and named in honor of the minister.
On November 11, 1891, she married Charles Chester Bassett.
On March 9, 1906, he filed suit for divorce stating they had not lived together since May 11, 1904.
Their divorce was finalized on February 13, 1907.
In April 1907, she married her second husband, Rev. Edward L. Hunt.
Fanny Rice died on Thursday, March 19, 1931 at her home on Riverside Drive. Survivors included her husband, Rev. Dr. Edward L. Hunt. Funeral services were held at the Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church at 5th Avenue and 55th Street. Honorary pallbearers were United States Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, Lieutenant Governor Herbert H. Lehman, Supreme Court Justice Irving Lehman, Magistrate Jonah Goldstein, Dr. Thomas Darlington, Dr. Arthur Wardwell Green, Roger Williams Straus, Andrew B. Humphreys, George Gordon Battle, Robert Levin, Dr. Harold Korn, John Curtis, Joseph H. Broderick, Frank W. Mondell, Charles a. Boston and Dr. William Seaman Bainbridge. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, District of Columbia.
Sources: The New York Times, Friday, March 20, 1931 and Sunday, March 22, 1931.
The Washington Times
Wednesday, February 13, 1907
Divorcee Tried To Make Hunt Senate Chaplain
The decision in the Bassett divorce proceedings brings to a close one of the most interesting divorce cases in recent years.
Mrs. Fanny Rice Bassett, the defendant, daughter of former Senator Rice of Arkansas, was reared in the most exclusive circles of Little Rock. Her girlhood was spent mostly behind convent and seminary walls. After a social season at Washington, where her father was serving a term in the Senate, she met and married Charles C. Bassett, the plaintiff, then a clerk in the Geological Survey.
Mrs. Bassett's social position in Washington society won for her the distinction of being called the chaperon of the House of Representatives. Her teas and at homes were largely attended both by Senators and Representatives. Also, her acquaintances among members of the Diplomatic Corps were extensive.
The Rev. Dr. E. Lawrence Hunt, named as co-respondent in the proceedings, an assistant pastor of the church that Mrs. Bassett attended, urged her, it is said, to use her influence that he might be appointed as chaplain of the Senate. Mrs. Bassett entered so earnestly into the campaign that the gossips soon got busy. It was charged that clandestine meetings were held in the Bassett apartment between Mrs. Bassett and Dr. Hunt, especially when Mr. Bassett was off on field duty for the Survey. Pressure was brought to bear upon Dr. Hunt by members of his church and his resignation was asked.
It was brought out in the evidence that, while Mr. Bassett was away from Washington, Mrs. Bassett took trips to Atlantic City, New York, Baltimore and other places. While the two were in Baltimore, Mrs. Bassett's fifth child was born and named in honor of the minister.
On March 9, 1906, he filed suit for divorce stating they had not lived together since May 11, 1904.
Their divorce was finalized on February 13, 1907.
In April 1907, she married her second husband, Rev. Edward L. Hunt.
Fanny Rice died on Thursday, March 19, 1931 at her home on Riverside Drive. Survivors included her husband, Rev. Dr. Edward L. Hunt. Funeral services were held at the Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church at 5th Avenue and 55th Street. Honorary pallbearers were United States Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, Lieutenant Governor Herbert H. Lehman, Supreme Court Justice Irving Lehman, Magistrate Jonah Goldstein, Dr. Thomas Darlington, Dr. Arthur Wardwell Green, Roger Williams Straus, Andrew B. Humphreys, George Gordon Battle, Robert Levin, Dr. Harold Korn, John Curtis, Joseph H. Broderick, Frank W. Mondell, Charles a. Boston and Dr. William Seaman Bainbridge. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, District of Columbia.
Sources: The New York Times, Friday, March 20, 1931 and Sunday, March 22, 1931.
The Washington Times
Wednesday, February 13, 1907
Divorcee Tried To Make Hunt Senate Chaplain
The decision in the Bassett divorce proceedings brings to a close one of the most interesting divorce cases in recent years.
Mrs. Fanny Rice Bassett, the defendant, daughter of former Senator Rice of Arkansas, was reared in the most exclusive circles of Little Rock. Her girlhood was spent mostly behind convent and seminary walls. After a social season at Washington, where her father was serving a term in the Senate, she met and married Charles C. Bassett, the plaintiff, then a clerk in the Geological Survey.
Mrs. Bassett's social position in Washington society won for her the distinction of being called the chaperon of the House of Representatives. Her teas and at homes were largely attended both by Senators and Representatives. Also, her acquaintances among members of the Diplomatic Corps were extensive.
The Rev. Dr. E. Lawrence Hunt, named as co-respondent in the proceedings, an assistant pastor of the church that Mrs. Bassett attended, urged her, it is said, to use her influence that he might be appointed as chaplain of the Senate. Mrs. Bassett entered so earnestly into the campaign that the gossips soon got busy. It was charged that clandestine meetings were held in the Bassett apartment between Mrs. Bassett and Dr. Hunt, especially when Mr. Bassett was off on field duty for the Survey. Pressure was brought to bear upon Dr. Hunt by members of his church and his resignation was asked.
It was brought out in the evidence that, while Mr. Bassett was away from Washington, Mrs. Bassett took trips to Atlantic City, New York, Baltimore and other places. While the two were in Baltimore, Mrs. Bassett's fifth child was born and named in honor of the minister.
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