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George Mason (December 11, 1725 [O.S. November 30, 1725] – October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician, Founding Father, and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, where he was one of three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution. His writings, including substantial portions of the Fairfax ...
George Mason was born in Pershore, England, on 5 June 1629. [1] [3] He was the third of seven children of yeoman farmer Thomas Mason and his wife Ann French. [1] [2] George Mason was christened at Pershore Abbey, Holy Cross Church, Pershore, Worcestershire, on 10 June 1629. [1] [2]
Mason family. The Mason family of Virginia is a historically significant American political family of English origin, whose prominent members are known for their accomplishments in politics, business, and the military. The progenitor of the Mason family, George Mason I (1629–1686), [1][2] arrived at Norfolk, Virginia on the ship Assurance in ...
Website. gmu.edu. George Mason University (GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., the university is named in honor of George Mason, a Founding Father of the United States.
The George Mason Memorial is a memorial to Founding Father George Mason, the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights that inspired the United States Bill of Rights. The Memorial is located in West Potomac Park within Washington, D.C. at 24 E Basin Drive SW, which is a part of the Tidal Basin. [2] Authorized in 1990, with a groundbreaking ...
George Mason III. George Mason III (1690—March 5, 1735) [1][2][3][4] was an American planter, military officer, legislator and government official. Although he repeatedly won election to represent Stafford County in the then-one-house Virginia General Assembly, he may today be best known as the father of George Mason IV, a Founding Father of ...
George Mason II (1660–1716) [1][2][3] was an early American planter and officeholder who, although his father's only child, had many children and thus can be said to have established the Mason family as one of the First Families of Virginia. His grandson George Mason IV became the most distinguished member of the family, a Founding Father of ...
Children. 4. Parent (s) George Mason IV. Ann Eilbeck. Occupation. planter, businessperson, politician. Thomas Mason (May 1, 1753 – September 18, 1800) [1][2] was an American businessman, planter and politician. As a son of George Mason, a Founding Father of the United States, Mason was a scion of the prominent Mason political family.