Stevens Thomson Mason | |
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United States Senator from Virginia | |
In office November 18, 1794 – May 10, 1803 | |
Preceded by | James Monroe |
Succeeded by | John Taylor |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County | |
In office 1794 | |
Preceded by | Albert Russell |
Succeeded by | William Ellzey Jr. |
Member of the Virginia Senate from Loudoun and Fauquier Counties | |
In office 1787–1791 | |
Preceded by | William Ellzey |
Succeeded by | Francis Peyton |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County | |
In office 1783–1784 | |
Preceded by | Francis Peyton |
Succeeded by | Francis Peyton |
Personal details | |
Born | Chopawamsic (plantation), Stafford County, Colony of Virginia | December 29, 1760
Died | May 10, 1803 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 42)
Political party | Anti-Administration Party Democratic-Republican Party |
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Armistead |
Children | John Thomson Mason Armistead Thomson Mason Stevens Thomson Mason Mary Thomson Mason Emily Rutger Mason Catherine Mason |
Alma mater | The College of William & Mary |
Occupation | lawyer |
Colonel Stevens Thomson Mason (December 29, 1760 – May 10, 1803) was an American lawyer, military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mason was also a delegate in the Virginia General Assembly and a Republican U.S. Senator from 1794 to 1803.[1][2]