John Young Mason

Judge John Young Mason

Personal

Birthday:

4/18/1799

Birthplace:

Hicksford (now Emporia), VA

Date of Death:

10/3/1859

Place of Death:

Paris, France

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

University of North Carolina

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1816

Name of School - Second:

Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1819

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Martin Van Buren

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

03/03/1841

Termination Date:

03/23/1844

Termination Reason:

Resignation