James Bassett may refer to: James Bassett (author) (1912–1978), American newspaper editor and author James Bassett (missionary) (1834–1906), Canadian-born American Presbyterian missionary James P. Bassett (born 1956), American lawyer and justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court See also James Basset ( 1526–1558), Member of the Parliament of England Ted Bassett (executive) (born 1921 as James Edward Bassett), American executive in law enforcement and horse racing