▁Commons ▁for ▁his ▁regular ▁attend ance ▁than ▁for ▁any ▁fe ats ▁of ▁or atory ." ▁He ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁being ▁a ▁national ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁bre wing ▁industry ▁against ▁efforts ▁by ▁non con form ists ▁within ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁against ▁alco hol . ▁ ▁Bass ▁was ▁an ▁orth odox ▁Liberal ▁supporting ▁free ▁trade , ▁low ▁tax es ▁and ▁impro ving ▁living ▁standards ▁for ▁the ▁working ▁class . ▁He ▁promoted ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁abol ish ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁small ▁deb t ors . ▁His ▁legisl ation ▁against ▁organ ▁gr ind ers ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁street ▁n uis ances ▁was ▁less ▁successful . ▁ ▁Bass ▁was ▁a ▁phil anth rop ist ▁both ▁in ▁Bur ton ▁and ▁Derby . ▁His ▁ob itu ar ists ▁claimed ▁that ▁his ▁contributions ▁total led ▁£ 8 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁given ▁Derby ▁a ▁new ▁library , ▁museum , ▁school ▁of ▁art , ▁recre ation ▁ground , ▁and ▁sw imming ▁bath s . ▁ ▁Bass ▁represented ▁Derby ▁until ▁the ▁final ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁William ▁E wart ▁Glad stone ▁offered ▁Bass ▁a ▁peer age , ▁which ▁he ▁decl ined , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Bass ▁married ▁El iza ▁Jane ▁Ar den ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁His ▁elder ▁son ▁Michael ▁Arthur ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁running ▁the ▁company , ▁represented ▁Staff ord ▁in ▁Parliament , ▁and