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John Young Mason
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · 1841
John Young Mason , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. John Young Mason (April 18, 1799 – October 3, 1859) was an attorney, planter, judge, and politician from Virginia. Mason served in the U.S.
Education
- Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
- University of North CarolinaA.B., 1816
- Read law1819
Career
Private practice, Greensville County, Virginia, 1819-1821; Private practice, Southampton County, Virginia, 1821-1831; State delegate, Virginia, 1823-1827; State senator, Virginia, 1827-1831; Commonwealth's attorney, Greensville County, Virginia, 1827-1831; U.S. representative from Virginia, 1831-1837; Private practice, Hicksford (now Emporia), Virginia, 1837-1841; Secretary of the Navy, 1844-1845, 1846-1849; Attorney General of the United States, 1845-1846; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1849-1854; Minister plenipotentiary to France, U.S. Department of State, 1854-1859
Biography
John Young Mason (April 18, 1799 – October 3, 1859) was an attorney, planter, judge, and politician from Virginia. Mason served in the U.S.
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