Moses Mason

Moses Mason Jr. (born June 2, 1789 in Dublin , Cheshire County , New Hampshire , † June 25, 1866 in Bethel , Maine ) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented the state of Maine in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1799, Moses Mason came to Bethel, Maine with his parents. There he attended public schools. After studying medicine and being licensed as a doctor in 1813, he began to work in his new profession in Bethel. Between 1815 and 1833 he was also a postman in this place. From 1821 to 1866 he was also a justice of the peace in Bethel. From 1831 to 1834 he served as a county commissioner in the administration of Oxford County .

Politically, Mason was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1832 he was elected as the candidate of his party in the fifth constituency of Maine in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Cornelius Holland on March 4, 1833 . After re-election in 1834, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1837 . These were determined by the discussions about the policy of President Andrew Jackson . It was about the nullification crisis with the state of South Carolina , the controversial implementation of the Indian Removal Act and the break-up of the Bundesbank.

Between 1843 and 1845, Mason served as an Executive Councilor for the Maine state government. In 1844 he was the curator of the Maine Mental Hospital. He also served as a city councilor in Bethel for 14 years. Between 1854 and 1856 he directed the Gould's Academy . Moses Mason died on June 25, 1866 in Bethel and was buried there.

Web links

• Moses Mason in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Moses Mason in the database of Find a Grave (English)