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Jeremiah Basse was born in
England and emigrated to Cohansey, West Jersey
by 1686. He held his first important office
in 1692 when he became resident agent for
the West Jersey Society, a company of English
land speculators. Basse was appointed Governor
of New Jersey on July 15, 1697 and assumed
the office on April 7, 1698. Basse left office
in 1699 and was appointed to the post of provincial
secretary in 1703, after East and West Jersey
were combined into a royal colony. In 1715,
he lost his post as provincial secretary but
filled other offices. He served for five years
as Attorney General and served for brief terms
as a representative from Cape May. Basse also
served as collector of provincial taxes in
Burlington County and provincial treasurer.
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