Mason, Jonathan, 1756-1831

LC control no.	n 85277103
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Mason, Jonathan, 1756-1831 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	1756-09-12
Death date	1831-11-01
Place of birth	Boston (Mass.)
Place of death	Boston (Mass.)
Affiliation	College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives Massachusetts. General Court. Senate United States. Congress. Senate Massachusetts. General Court. Senate Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives United States. Congress. House Federal Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupation	Lawyers Legislators
Found in	His An oration, delivered March 6, 1780, 1780: t.p. (Mr. Jonathan Mason, Jun.) DAB (Mason, Jonathan; A.B. Princeton, 1774; lawyer, Boston, Mass.; in Mass. House and Senate; in U.S. Senate; b. 9/12/1756; d. 11/1/1831) Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, May 2, 2016 (Mason, Jonathan, a Senator and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 12, 1756; completed preparatory studies in the Boston Latin School and graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1774; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1779 and commenced practice in Boston; member, State house of representatives 1786-1796; member, executive council 1797-1798; member, State senate 1799-1800; elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Benjamin Goodhue and served from November 14, 1800, to March 3, 1803; resumed the practice of law; member, State senate 1803-1804; member, State house of representatives 1805-1808; elected to the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1817, until his resignation on May 15, 1820; again engaged in the practice of his profession in Boston, Mass., where he died November 1, 1831; interment in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.)
Associated language	eng