Jonathan Mason

Jonathan Mason

Jonathan Mason (born September 12, 1756 in Boston , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  November 1, 1831 ibid) was an American politician ( Federal Party ) who represented the state of Massachusetts in both chambers of Congress .

After attending the Boston Latin School , Jonathan Mason continued his education at the College of New Jersey , later Princeton University , where he graduated in 1774. He then studied law , was inducted into the bar in 1779 and began practicing in Boston.

Mason held his first political mandate between 1786 and 1796 as a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . From 1797 to 1798 he was a member of the Governor's Council of Governor Increase Sumner ; between 1799 and 1800 he was State Senator .

After the resignation of US Senator Benjamin Goodhue , Mason was elected as his successor. He held this office from November 14, 1800 to March 3, 1803, then worked again as a lawyer and was again active as a state politician in the Senate (1803-1804) and in the House of Representatives (1805-1808). On March 4, 1817, he returned to Washington, DC after being elected to the United States House of Representatives ; He resigned this mandate on May 15, 1820 to go back to his profession as a lawyer.

Web links

• Jonathan Mason in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• The Political Graveyard