Edward Bassett
Former United States Representative
Edward Murray Bassett, "the father of American zoning", and one of the founding fathers of modern-day urban planning, wrote the first comprehensive zoning ordinance in the United States, which was adopted by New York City in 1916. He also served... Wikipedia
Born: February 7, 1863, Brooklyn, New York, NY
Died: Brooklyn, New York, NY
Books: Constitutional Limitations on City Planning Powers, Zoning Cases in the United States, Zoning Practice in the New York Region: Comprising a Series of Aids to the Practice of Zoning, a Statement Regarding the Application of Zoning in New York City, and a Model State Enabling Act with Annotations, and more
Party: Democratic Party
Previous office: Representative (1903–1905)
Education: Amherst College, Hamilton College, and Columbia Law School