Mason, John T. (John Thomson), 1787-1850
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Virginia governor, University of Virginia president.
From the description of The reminiscences of the honorable Colgate W. Darden, Jr. [manuscript], 1984 August. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647820384
John Thomson Mason was born in Virginia on January 8, 1787. He was educated at Charlotte Hall Academy, Maryland and William & Mary College, Virginia as a lawyer. In 1830 Mason was appointed Secretary of Michigan Territory, but soon resigned his office to engage in promotional activities in Texas, which occupied him until his death of cholera at Galveston in 1850. John T. Mason was the father of Michigan's first governor, Stevens T. Mason.
From the description of John Thomson Mason papers, 1792-1909. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 449187933
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John T. Mason was a justice of the peace in Downieville, California.
From the guide to the Photograph album of Chinese men and women in Sierra County, 1890-1930, 1894, (California Historical Society)
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- Chinese
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- Law enforcement
- Lawyers
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
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- Downieville (Calif.) (as recorded)
