Mason C. Darling

Mason Cook Darling
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office June 9, 1848 – March 3, 1849
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Orsamus Cole
1st Mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
In office April 6, 1852 – April 1853
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	George McWilliams
11th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory
In office January 5, 1846 – January 4, 1847
Preceded by	George H. Walker
Succeeded by	William Shew
Member of the Council of the Wisconsin Territory from Brown, Manitowoc, Calumet, Winnebago, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Columbia, and Portage counties
In office January 4, 1847 – June 5, 1848
Preceded by	George H. Walker
Succeeded by	William Shew
Representative to the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory from Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Brown, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Portage, Calumet, and Winnebago counties
In office December 7, 1840 – January 4, 1847 Serving with Albert Gallatin Ellis (1840-1845), David Giddings (1840-1842), David Agry (1842-1845), Abraham Brawley (1845-1847), William Fowler (1845-1846), Elisha Morrow (1846-1847)
Preceded by	Ebenezer Childs, Barlow Shackleford, Charles C. Sholes, and Jacob W. Conroe (Brown County district)
Succeeded by	Hugh McFarlane and Elisha Morrow
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Greenwich district
In office 1834–1835
Personal details
Born	(1801-05-18)May 18, 1801 Amherst, Massachusetts
Died	March 12, 1866(1866-03-12) (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois
Resting place	Rienzi Cemetery Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic

Mason Cook Darling (May 18, 1801 – March 12, 1866) was an American medical doctor, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of Wisconsin's first delegation to the United States House of Representatives after statehood (1848-1849), and was the first Mayor of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.^[1]