Armistead Mason | |
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United States Senator from Virginia | |
In office January 3, 1816 – March 4, 1817 | |
Preceded by | William Giles |
Succeeded by | John Eppes |
Personal details | |
Born | Armistead Thomson Mason August 4, 1787 Armisteads, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | February 6, 1819 Bladensburg, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 31)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse | Charlotte Taylor |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Stevens Mason (father) |
Education | College of William and Mary (BA) |
Armistead Thomson Mason (August 4, 1787 – February 6, 1819)[1][2] was a U.S. Senator from Virginia from 1816 to 1817. Mason was also the second-youngest person to ever serve in the US Senate, at the age of 28 and 5 months, even though the age requirement for the US Senate in the constitution is 30 years old.[3] He was the son of Stevens Thomson Mason.[1][2]