John Y. Mason

For other people with the same name, see John Mason (disambiguation).

John Y. Mason
United States Minister to France
In office
January 22, 1854 – October 3, 1859
PresidentFranklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Preceded byWilliam Cabell Rives
Succeeded byCharles J. Faulkner
16th and 18th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
September 10, 1846 – March 4, 1849
PresidentJames K. Polk
Preceded byGeorge Bancroft
Succeeded byWilliam Ballard Preston
In office
March 26, 1844 – March 4, 1845
PresidentJohn Tyler
Preceded byThomas Walker Gilmer
Succeeded byGeorge Bancroft
18th United States Attorney General
In office
March 5, 1845 – October 16, 1846
PresidentJames K. Polk
Preceded byJohn Nelson
Succeeded byNathan Clifford
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office
March 3, 1841 – March 23, 1844
Appointed byMartin Van Buren
Preceded byPeter Vivian Daniel
Succeeded byJames Dandridge Halyburton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1831 – January 11, 1837
Preceded byJames Trezvant
Succeeded byFrancis E. Rives
Personal details
Born
John Young Mason

(1799-04-18)April 18, 1799
Hicksford, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1859(1859-10-03) (aged 60)
Paris, French Empire
Resting placeHollywood Cemetery
Richmond, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (AB)
Litchfield Law School

John Young Mason (April 18, 1799 – October 3, 1859) was a United States representative from Virginia, the 16th and 18th United States Secretary of the Navy, the 18th Attorney General of the United States, United States Minister to France and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.