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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.
George Mason (December 11, 1725 [O.S. November 30, 1725] – October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician, Founding Father, and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, where he was one of three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution.
George Mason was an American patriot and statesman who insisted on the protection of individual liberties in the composition of both the Virginia and the U.S. Constitution (1776, 1787). He was ahead of his time in opposing slavery and in rejecting the constitutional compromise that perpetuated it.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
24 de mar. de 2008 · Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 2 volumes : 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, page xvii)
22 de dic. de 2021 · George Mason was a wealthy planter and an influential lawmaker who served as a member of the Fairfax County Court (1747–1752; 1764–1789), the Truro Parish vestry (1749–1785), the House of Burgesses (1758–1761), and the House of Delegates (1776–1780).
12 de abr. de 2009 · George Mason, 1778. George Mason belonged to the genteel Virginia plantation society that cultivated some truly extraordinary leaders. George Washington regarded Mason as his mentor and Thomas Jefferson described him as “the wisest man of his generation.”
The Papers of George Mason, 1725-1792: 1749-1778. George Mason. University of North Carolina Press, 1970 - History - 1312 pages. From inside the book . Contents.
