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John Y. Mason
Member From: 1823 - 1827
- Birth Date: April 18, 1799 Birth Place:Emporia, Virginia
- Death Date: October 3, 1859
- Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
- Spouse: Mary Ann Fort
- Children:
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- Education: University of North Carolina (1816); read law at Tapping Reeve Law School in Litchfield, Connecticut
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- Occupation/Profession: Lawyer/Judge
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Additional Info Links:
https://millercenter.org/president/tyler/essays/mason-1844-secretary-of-the-navy
- Additional Info: 1826-1827 Assembly-John Y. Mason was succeeded by John Denegre.
- Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices:
Virginia Senate: 1826-1830
Virginia Constitutional Convention: 1829, 1850
U.S. House of Representatives: 1831-1836
Secretary of the Navy - March 26, 1844 - March 1845, September 10, 1846 - March 7, 1849; U.S. Attorney General 1845; U.S. Envoy to France 1854 - 1859
| Session | District | District Number | Party | Leadership | Committees |
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| 1823-1824 | Southampton | Courts of Justice Schools and Colleges |
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| 1824-1825 | Southampton | Courts of Justice Finance |
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| 1825-1826 | Southampton | Courts of Justice Schools and Colleges |
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| 1826-1827 | Southampton | Courts of Justice Schools and Colleges |
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