Sir William Bass, 2nd Baronet

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Sir William Bass, 2nd Baronet (24 December 1879 – 28 February 1952) was a descendant of the William Bass who founded the famous brewery company and held the role of Baronet. He served in the British Army in Southern Africa and lived in the Tatenhill area of Staffordshire. He succeeded to the baronetcy of Stafford in 1909 following the death of his father and uncle.

He is most noted for his ownership of racehorses. He was a member and steward of The Jockey Club, was on the National Hunt Committee and joint Master of the Royal Hunt [1]. He enjoyed his first success in the Cesarewitch in 1903 with Grey Tick, and also owned the horses Rosedrop, Cyllene and Sceptre. He was a Steward of the Pony Turf Club and was involved in the foundation of Northolt Park Racecourse in 1929.

In 1947, along with others, Bass continued the family tradition of acting as a benefactories to the Burton upon Trent area by donating a peal of five bells to All Saints Church to be installed as a war memorial.

Sir William died without having children, leading to the extinction of the baronetcy.