Richard Chichester Mason | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Fairfax County | |
| In office December 4, 1826 – December 2, 1827 Serving with Nathaniel Tyler | |
| Preceded by | John Moore |
| Succeeded by | James Sangster |
| In office November 29, 1824 – December 4, 1825 Serving with Robert T. Thompson | |
| Preceded by | John Moore |
| Succeeded by | John Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 7, 1793 Newington, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Died | July 22, 1869 (aged 76) Rutledge, Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Lucy Bolling Randolph |
| Relations | grandson of George Mason IV |
| Children | 16, including Beverley, John, and William |
| Parent(s) | Thomson Mason Sarah McCarty Chichester |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | physician, planter, politician, justice of the peace, Confederate States Army officer |
Richard Chichester Mason (7 May 1793 – 22 July 1869) was an American planter, physician and politician in Fairfax County, Virginia, which he twice represented in the Virginia House of Delegates. Mason also practiced medicine in Alexandria, Virginia (part of the District of Columbia until 1847) and spent the American Civil War in Richmond working for the Confederate States Army.[1]