| Birth: | Nov. 3, 1798
Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA | | Death: | Apr. 28, 1871
Alexandria
Alexandria City
Virginia, USA | 
United States Representative from Virginia, 1837-1839; United States Senator from Virginia, 1847-1861; expelled from the Senate in 1861 for support of the Confederacy; appointed Confederate States Commissioner to Great Britain and France, 1861; captured aboard the British mail steamer "Trent" in 1861 and confined to Fort Warren in Boston; released in 1862, he represented the Confederate States in London until 1865.
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Parents:
John Mason (1766 - 1849)
Anna Maria Murray Mason (1776 - 1857)
Spouse:
Eliza Margaretta Chew Mason (1798 - 1874)
Search Amazon for James Mason | | | Burial:
Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
Alexandria
Alexandria City
Virginia, USA |
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Originally Created by: Garver Graver
Record added: Oct 22, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6868189 |
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Annie H Darracott 791, UDC - Lakeland, FL
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Smith, William. Letter, 28 April 1864.Accession 13774. 2 pages..Library of Va..Letter, 28 April 1864, from Governor William Smith (1797-1887) of Virginia to James M. Mason (1798-1871), Confederate Diplomatic Commissioner to Great Britain, accepting an off...(Read more)
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