| LC control no. | no2007021411 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Mason, R. B. (Richard Barnes), 1797-1850 |
| Variant(s) | Mason, Richard Barnes, 1797-1850 |
| See also | California. Governor (1847-1849 : Mason) |
| Other standard no. | 24371181 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | California |
| Birth date | 1797-01-16 |
| Death date | 1850-07-25 |
| Place of birth | Fairfax County (Va.) |
| Place of death | Jefferson Barracks (Saint Louis, Mo.) |
| Field of activity | Military art and science |
| Affiliation | United States. Army |
| Profession or occupation | Armies--Officers Military governors |
| Found in | Positions of the upper and lower gold mines on the South Fork of the American River, California, 1848 (name not given) OCLC, Feb. 20, 2007 (hdg.: Mason, R. B.; Mason, Richard Barnes, 1797-1850; usage: R.B. Mason) Wikipedia, Feb. 20, 2007 (Richard Barnes Mason, b. 1797, d. 1850; career officer in the United States Army and the military governor of California before it became a state. When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill 1n 1848, Mason made a report of the finding to President James K. Polk.) February 15, 2021 (Richard Barnes Mason (January 16, 1797-July 25, 1850); born in Fairfax County, Virginia; died at Jefferson Barracks [Mo.] July 1849; appointed military governor of California, serving from May 31, 1847, until April 13, 1849) Proclamation. To the people of Upper California, 1848: broadside (R.B. Mason, Col. 1st Drags. and Gov. of California) |
| Associated language | eng |
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