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John Young Mason
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
John Young Mason served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Appointed by Martin Van Buren and confirmed Mar 2, 1841.
- Appointed by
- Martin Van Buren
- Confirmed
- Mar 2, 1841
- Born
- 1799
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of VirginiaMartin Van Buren · Mar 2, 1841 – Mar 23, 1844
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
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