Complex sentence: Burwell Bassett, Jr. (March 18,1764--February 26,1841) was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1787 to 1789, and the Virginia Senate from 1794 to 1805.
Split into simpler sentences: Burwell Bassett, Jr. (March 18,1764--February 26,1841) was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1787 to 1789, and the Virginia Senate from 1794 to 1805.