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James Murray Mason, Sr. (* 3. November 1798 auf Analostan Island, Fairfax County, Virginia (heute Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, D.C. ); † 28. April 1871 in Clarens, nahe Alexandria, Virginia) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker im 19. Jahrhundert .
James Murray Mason (November 3, 1798 – April 28, 1871) was an American lawyer, politician, and Confederate statesman. He served as senator from Virginia, having previously represented Frederick County, Virginia, in the Virginia House of Delegates.
24. Apr. 2024 · James Murray Mason (born Nov. 3, 1798, Fairfax County, Va., U.S.—died April 28, 1871, Alexandria, Va.) was an antebellum U.S. senator from Virginia and, later, a Confederate diplomat taken prisoner in the Trent Affair.
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James Murray Mason: A Featured Biography. In the Senate, James Murray Mason of Virginia resolutely defended southern interests. On January 4, 1850, he introduced the Fugitive Slave Act to strengthen existing law regarding runaway slaves.
James Murray Mason. BORN: November 3, 1798. Analostan Island, Fairfax County, Virginia. (now Theodore Roosevelt Island, DC) DIED: April 28, 1871 (age 72) Alexandria, Virginia. EDUCATION: University of Pennsylvania (BA, 1818) College of William and Mary (LLB, 1820) POLITICAL PARTY: Democrat. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1820-1821: Admitted to the Bar,
Three-quarters length portrait of James Murray Mason, Congressman/Senator from Virginia by Mathew Brady in 1844. James Murray Mason spent his entire adult life in politics, most of which spent serving his home state of Virginia.
James Murray Mason (1798--1871) was a United States senator and a Confederate diplomat, best remembered for drafting the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law and for his involvement in the Trent affair, which in 1861 nearly brought war between the United States and Great Britain.
