death_place death_date birth_place awards birth_date article_title name occupation
toronto , ontario 27 april 1998 ottawa , ontario order of canada order of ontario 25 august 1915 john bassett
 john white hughes bassett media proprietor , politician
john bassett

john white hughes bassett , -lrb- august 25 , 1915 -- april 27 , 1998 -rrb- was a canadian media proprietor and politician .
born in ottawa , ontario , he was the son of john bassett -lrb- 1886 -- 1958 -rrb- , publisher of the `` montreal gazette '' , and margaret avery .
