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George Mason III (1690—March 5, 1735) [1] [2] [3] [4] was an American planter, military officer, legislator and government official. Although he repeatedly won election to represent Stafford County in the then-one-house Virginia General Assembly, he may today be best known as the father of George Mason IV, a Founding Father of the United States.
George Mason (también mencionado como George Mason IV; 30 de noviembre jul. / 11 de diciembre de 1725 greg. -7 de octubre de 1792) fue un político y hacendado de Virginia delegado a la Convención Constitucional de 1787 y uno de tres representantes que rechazaron firmar la Constitución federal.
His son, George Mason II (1660–1716), was the first to move to what in 1742 became Fairfax County, then at the frontier between English and Native American controlled areas. George Mason III (1690–1735) like his father and grandfather served in the House of Burgesses and also as county lieutenant.
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- Male
- March 5, 1735
- Ann (Thomson) Mason
War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / Patriot. Date of Birth - Death December 11, 1725 - October 7, 1792. George Mason was born on December 11, 1725 in present day Fairfax County, Virginia. His father, George Mason III, died in 1735 when his boat capsized as he crossed the Potomac River.
George Mason III, the subject’s father, died in 1735, leaving his ten-year-old son under the care of his mother and his uncle, John Mercer of Marlborough. Mercer was one of the leading attorneys in the colony, and his 1,500- volume library served as the foundation of Mason’s informal education.
27 de jun. de 2018 · Mason wrote a letter to England's King George III see entry expressing the outrage of the American colonists and their opposition to what they viewed as unfair taxation. In the years before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War (1775–83), the colonies set up "committees of correspondence."
