Silas B. Mason II | |
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Born | Orange County, Virginia, U.S. | October 22, 1879
Died | April 14, 1936 Grand Coulee, Washington, U.S. | (aged 56)
Resting place | Frankfort Cemetery |
Education | Princeton University |
Occupation(s) | Construction businessman, racehorse owner & breeder |
Board member of | Mason & Hanger, Keeneland Association |
Spouse | Suzanne Dallam Burnett |
Silas Boxley Mason II (October 22, 1879 – April 14, 1936) was an American construction executive and racehorse owner, born in Orange County, Virginia. He was part of a Mason family that had been involved with the construction business since 1827.[1] A graduate of Washington and Lee University and Princeton University, he went on to make the Mason & Hanger company one of the largest construction contractors in the United States.
His first high-profile venture came in 1927 when he was awarded the contract for the George Washington Bridge foundation on the New Jersey side.[2] During the 1930s Mason would cement his reputation as a master builder when in 1933 he headed the M. W. A. K. consortium (Mason-Walsh-Atkinson, Kier) that built the Grand Coulee Dam in Mason City, Washington.[3] His company would then become involved in the construction of the Lincoln Tunnel.[4][5]