- This article is about Murray Mason, for his brother see James Murray Mason.
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| Born: | January 4, 1808 |
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| Died: | January 11, 1875 (aged 67) |
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| Rank: | Captain (USN) Lieutenant (CSN) |
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Murray Mason (4 January 1808–11 January 1875)[1][2] was an American military officer. Mason was a grandson of George Mason, author of the Virginia Bill of Rights and Founding Father of the United States.
Early life[]
Mason and his twin brother, Maynadier Mason (died April 1865), were born on 4 January 1808 in Georgetown, District of Columbia.[1][2] Mason was a son of prominent businessman John Mason and his wife Anna Maria Murray.[1][2] His older brother was James Murray Mason, a United States Representative and United States Senator from Virginia.[1][2]
Military career[]
Prior to 1861, Mason was employed by the United States Navy and served as a captain.[1][3] Between 1861 and 1865, Mason served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.[3]
Marriage and children[]
Mason married Clara Cecilia Forsyth, daughter of John Forsyth, 13th United States Secretary of State, on 7 December 1837.[1][2][3] Mason and his wife had four children:[1][2]
- Fanny Forsyth Mason (1838–7 March 1907)[1][2]
- Clara Forsyth Mason McGuire (1840–7 November 1877)[1][2]
- Virginia Mason Bower (1842–12 May 1926)[1][2]
- Anna Maria Mason Davis (1842–1928)[1][2]
The Mason family resided at their Chestnut Hill estate in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Death[]
Mason died on 11 January 1875 in Alexandria, Virginia at age 67.[1][2] His body was interred at Christ Church Cemetery in Alexandria.[1]
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Gunston Hall. "Murray Mason". Gunston Hall. http://www.gunstonhall.org/library/masonweb/p6.htm#i260. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 arlisherring.com (09 Feb 2008). "Murray Mason". arlisherring.com. http://arlisherring.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I081189&tree=Herring. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hardy, Stella Pickett (1911). Colonial families of the Southern states of America: a history and genealogy of colonial families who settled in the colonies prior to the revolution. Wright. http://books.google.com/books?id=e1VlAAAAMAAJ.
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