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Stevens Thomson Mason was a Virginia lawyer and plantation owner who served as a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, delegate in the Virginia General Assembly and a Republican U.S. Senator from Virginia (1794–1803).
Gunston Hall is an 18th-century Georgian mansion near the Potomac River in Mason Neck, Virginia, United States. Built between 1755 and 1759 as the main residence and headquarters of a 5,500-acre (22 km2) plantation, the house was the home of the United States Founding Father George Mason. The home is located not far from George Washington's home.
William Buckland (1734–1774) was a British architect who designed several important buildings in colonial Maryland and Virginia.
Lexington was an 18th-century plantation on Mason's Neck in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The estate belonged to several generations of the Mason family, and is now part of Mason Neck State Park.
Araby is a historic house located near Mason Springs, Charles County, Maryland. An example of Federal architecture, it was built in the mid-1700s and underwent extensive renovations a hundred years later. Much of the house remains unaltered from that time.
George Mason V of Lexington was a planter, businessman, and militia leader. Mason was the eldest son of United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, George Mason IV and his wife Ann Eilbeck. He received his early education from private tutors at Gunston Hall and was given Lexington plantation on Mason's Neck by his father in 1774. In 1775, he named his plantation to commemorate the Battle of Lexington in Massachusetts.
Chopawamsic was an 18th-century plantation on Chopawamsic Creek in Stafford County, Virginia. Chopawamsic was a seat of the Mason family.
Thomson Francis Mason was a prominent jurist, lawyer, planter, councilman, judge, and the mayor of Alexandria, District of Columbia between 1827 and 1830.
Richard Chichester Mason was a prominent physician practicing in Alexandria, Virginia. Mason was a grandson of George Mason and his wife Ann Eilbeck.
William Mason was a militiaman in the American Revolutionary War and a prominent Virginia planter. Mason was the third son of George Mason, an American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.
Thomson Mason was a prominent planter and politician who represented Fairfax County in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly. He was one of the sons of George Mason, an American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.
Okeley Manor was an early 19th-century plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Okeley, the residence of prominent Alexandria physician Richard Chichester Mason (1793–1869), was one of the principal Mason family estates in Northern Virginia. Mason' plantation house was used as a hospital during the American Civil War and burned to prevent the spread of smallpox.
John Mason was an early American merchant, banker, officer, and planter. As a son of George Mason, a Founding Father of the United States, Mason was a scion of the prominent Mason political family.
Accokeek was a 17th-century plantation on Accokeek Creek in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. Built with the forced labor of enslaved people, Accokeek was the first seat of the prominent Mason political family in Virginia.
Thomas Mason was an early American white supremacist, and slave plantation owner. As a son of George Mason, a Founding Father of the United States, Mason was a scion of the prominent Mason political family.
George Mason III was an early American planter, military officer, legislator and local 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 the United States.
Clermont was an 18th-century plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Clermont is best known as the home of John Mason, an early American merchant and planter and a son of George Mason, a Founding Father of the United States. Clermont is also known for being the birthplace of Fitzhugh Lee, nephew of Robert E. Lee, grandson of John Mason, Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, Governor of Virginia, diplomat, and United States Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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), arrived at Norfolk, Virginia on the ship Assurance in 1652. Mason was a Cavalier member of the Parliament of England during the reign of Charles I of England. George Mason I's great-grandson was George Mason IV (1725–1792), an American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Along with James Madison, George Mason IV is known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights." For these reasons, Mason is considered one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States and raised the Mason family to national political prominence.
Kate Mason Rowland was an American author, historian, genealogist, biographer, editor and historic preservationist. Rowland is best known for her biography of her great-great-granduncle, George Mason, a Founding Father of the United States. Rowland was also a charter member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She later went by the name of "Kate Mason."
Richard Nelson Mason was a prominent American educator and businessperson in Washington, D.C. Mason was a great-great-grandson of Founding Father of the United States George Mason and his wife Ann Eilbeck.
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- 1 2 Rowland, Kate Mason (1892). The Life of George Mason, 1725-1792. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
- 1 2 Broadwater, Jeff (2006). George Mason, Forgotten Founder: Forgotten Founder. University of North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-3053-4.
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- 1 2 virginia1774.org. "The Last Will And Testament of George Mason". [virginia1774.org]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- 1 2 Gunston Hall. "George Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ Gunston Hall. "John Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ Gunston Hall. "Children of George Mason of Gunston Hall". [Gunston Hall]. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ Virginia1774.org. "George Mason's Progeny: John Mason". [The Legal Research Site on The Right to A Well Regulated Militia & the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Virginia]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ arlisherring.com (9 Feb 2008). "Gen. John Mason". [arlisherring.com]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ Gunston Hall. "Mary Eliza Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ Gunston Hall. "Edgar Eilbeck Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ Gunston Hall. "William Mason". [Gunston Hall]. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
