▁for ▁the ▁bre wing ▁industry . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁gener ous ▁benef actor ▁both ▁in ▁Derby , ▁and ▁in ▁Bur ton - on - Tr ent ▁where ▁his ▁company ▁was ▁based . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Bass ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Bur ton - on - Tr ent ▁in ▁Staff ord shire , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Michael ▁Thomas ▁Bass , ▁who ▁had ▁expanded ▁the ▁bre wer y ▁founded ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁William ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁major ▁exp orter ▁to ▁Russia . ▁Michael ' s ▁mother , ▁Sarah ▁H os kins , ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Abraham ▁H os kins , ▁a ▁prominent ▁Bur ton ▁lawyer . ▁ ▁Bass ▁attended ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁Bur ton ▁and ▁finished ▁his ▁school ing ▁in ▁Not ting ham . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁when ▁business ▁was ▁not ▁going ▁well ▁because ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁had ▁dis rupted ▁trade ▁with ▁Russia . ▁However , ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁India ▁Pale ▁Ale ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁sout heast ▁Asia ▁were ▁taking ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s . ▁ ▁Master ▁bre wer ▁Bass ▁took ▁over ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁and ▁continued ▁the ▁export ▁focus ▁on ▁Asia . ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 2 – 3 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁export ing ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁bar rel s ▁of ▁be er ▁representing ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁its