Mason family of Virginia
E861915
The Mason family of Virginia is a prominent colonial and early American political dynasty known for producing influential statesmen, including Founding Father George Mason.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American political family
ⓘ
Virginia planter family ⓘ |
| associatedEstate | Gunston Hall plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundingFigure | George Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genealogicalConnection | descendants in other Southern political families ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
Confederate States diplomat
ⓘ
Governor of Michigan Territory ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influenced the United States Bill of Rights through George Mason
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multi-generational service in colonial and U.S. legislatures ⓘ produced a principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights ⓘ representative of Tidewater Virginia elite ⓘ |
| knownFor |
landed wealth
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participation in American founding era politics ⓘ political influence in Virginia ⓘ slaveholding plantations ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| notableMember |
A. P. Mason
NERFINISHED
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Armistead Thomson Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ George Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ George Mason IV NERFINISHED ⓘ George Mason V NERFINISHED ⓘ George Mason VI NERFINISHED ⓘ James Murray Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Stevens Thomson Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomson Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalTradition |
Democratic Party (19th century)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-Federalism ⓘ states’ rights ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Fairfax County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| seat | Gunston Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | planter aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial America
ⓘ
early United States ⓘ |
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