Thomson Mason
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| Thomson Mason | |
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| Born | Thomson Mason August 14, 1733 Chopawamsic, Stafford County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Chopawamsic, Stafford County, Virginia |
| Residence | Chopawamsic, Stafford County, Virginia Raspberry Plain, Leesburg, Virginia |
| Nationality | British, American |
| Ethnicity | European American |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain United States |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
| Occupation | lawyer, jurist, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, planter |
| Spouse(s) | Mary King Barnes Elizabeth Westwood Wallace |
| Children | Stevens Thomson Mason Abram Barnes Thomson Mason John Thomson Mason Ann Thomson Mason Chichester Dorothea Anna Thomson Mason Hirst Westwood Thomson Mason William Temple Thomson Mason George Thomson Mason |
| Parent(s) | George Mason III Ann Stevens Thomson |
| Relatives | brother of George Mason IV |
Thomson Mason (14 August 1733 – 26 February 1785)[1][2] was a prominent Virginia lawyer, jurist, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.[2] Mason was a younger brother of George Mason IV, United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention, father of Stevens Thomson Mason, a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a member of the Virginia state legislature, and a U.S. Senator from Virginia, and great-grandfather of Stevens T. Mason, first Governor of Michigan.
Early life
Mason was born at Chopawamsic plantation in Stafford County, Virginia on 14 August 1733.[1][2] He was the third and youngest child of George Mason III and his wife Ann Stevens Thomson.[1]
Career
Mason was educated at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia[3] and then studied law at the Middle Temple in London.[3][4] Afterwards, he returned to Virginia and was a burgess in the House of Burgesses representing Stafford and Loudoun counties from 1766 to 1775.[3][4] In 1778, Mason was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and served only briefly before serving as one of five judges in the General Court.[3][4] From 1779 to 1783, Mason was elected a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and served as chairman of the Committee on Courts of Justice.[4]
Raspberry Plain
In 1760, Mason purchased Raspberry Plain plantation in Loudoun County, Virginia[5][6] In 1771, Thomson built the mansion at Raspberry Plain. Upon Thomson's death, the Raspberry Plain estate was deeded to his eldest son Stevens Thomson Mason.[5][6]
Marriages and children
Mason married Mary King Barnes, the only daughter of Colonel Abraham Barnes and his wife Mary King,[3] in 1758.[1] He and Mary had four children:[1][2]
- Stevens Thomson Mason (29 December 1760–9 May 1803)[1]
- Abram Barnes Thomson Mason (24 August 1763–12 January 1813)[1]
- John Thomson Mason (15 March 1765–10 December 1824)[1]
- Ann Thomson Mason Chichester (26 February 1769–29 August 1817)[1]
Mary died on 21 October 1771 in Prince William County, Virginia and was interred in the Mason family graveyard at Gunston Hall and later moved to Raspberry Plain.[1] Six years later on 23 November 1777, Mason married for a second time to Elizabeth Westwood Wallace.[1] He and Elizabeth had four children:[1]
- Dorothea "Anne" Anna Thomson Mason Hirst (10 April 1778–5 May 1822)[1]
- Westwood Thomson Mason (20 December 1780–1826)[1]
- William Temple Thomson Mason (24 July 1782–1862)[1]
- George Thomson Mason (died 1873)[1]
Later life
Mason died on 26 February 1785 at Chopawamsic at the age of 51.[1]
References
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