John Young Mason
Personal
Birthday:
4/18/1799
Birthplace:
Hicksford (now Emporia), VA
Date of Death:
10/3/1859
Place of Death:
Paris, France
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Greensville County, Virginia, 1819-1821
Private practice, Southampton County, Virginia, 1821-1831
State delegate, Virginia, 1823-1827
State senator, Virginia, 1827-1831
Commonwealth`s attorney, Greensville County, Virginia, 1827-1831
U.S. representative from Virginia, 1831-1837
Private practice, Hicksford (now Emporia), Virginia, 1837-1841
Secretary of the Navy, 1844-1845, 1846-1849
Attorney General of the United States, 1845-1846
Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1849-1854
Minister plenipotentiary to France, U.S. Department of State, 1854-1859
Education
Name of School:
University of North Carolina
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1816
Name of School - Second:
Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
Name of School - Third:
Read law
Degree Year - Third:
1819 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Court Name:
Virginia Eastern District Court
President Nominating:
Martin Van Buren
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
03/03/1841
Termination Date:
03/23/1844
Termination Reason:
Resignation