John Young Mason

Biography of John Young Mason

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Mason
• First Name: John
• Middle Name: Young
• Date of Birth: April , 18 , 1799
• Place of Birth (POB): Hicksford (now Emporia) , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Date of Death: October , 3 , 1859
• Place of Death (POD): Paris , France
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Young Mason Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Martin Van Buren ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/26/1841
• Seat vacated by: Daniel , Peter V.
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/02/1841
• Commission Date: 03/03/1841
• Date of Termination: 03/23/1844
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

John Young Mason in the Law School

• Name of School: University of North Carolina
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1816

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1819

John Young Mason Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Greensville County, Virginia, 1819-1821
• Private practice, Southampton County, Virginia, 1821-1831
• State delegate, Virginia, 1823-1827
• State senator, Virginia, 1827-1831
• Commonwealth's attorney, Greensville County, Virginia, 1827-1831
• U.S. representative from Virginia, 1831-1837
• Private practice, Hicksford (now Emporia), Virginia, 1837-1841
• Secretary of the Navy, 1844-1845, 1846-1849
• Attorney General of the United States, 1845-1846
• Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1849-1854
• Minister plenipotentiary to France, U.S. Department of State, 1854-1859

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