Murray Mason

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Murray Mason
Born (1808-01-04)January 4, 1808
Georgetown, District of Columbia
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Alexandria, Virginia
Allegiance  United States of America
 Confederate States of America
Service/branch Union Navy
 Confederate States Navy
Years of service -1861 (USN)
1861–1865 (CSN)
Rank Union Navy captain rank insignia (1864-1866).png Captain (USN)
Confederate States of America Lieutenant strap-Navy.png Lieutenant (CSN)
Battles/wars American Civil War

Murray Mason (4 January 1808 – 11 January 1875)[1][2] was an American military officer. Mason was a grandson of George Mason, author of the Virginia Bill of Rights and Founding Father of the United States.

Early life

Mason and his twin brother, Maynadier Mason (died April 1865), were born on 4 January 1808 in Georgetown, District of Columbia.[1][2] Mason was a son of prominent businessman John Mason and his wife Anna Maria Murray.[1][2] His older brother was James Murray Mason, a United States Representative and United States Senator from Virginia.[1][2]

Military career

Prior to 1861, Mason was employed by the United States Navy and served as a captain.[1][3] Between 1861 and 1865, Mason served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.[3]

Marriage and children

Mason married Clara Cecilia Forsyth, daughter of John Forsyth, 13th United States Secretary of State, on 7 December 1837.[1][2][3] Mason and his wife had four children:[1][2]

  • Fanny Forsyth Mason (1838–7 March 1907)[1][2]
  • Clara Forsyth Mason McGuire (1840–7 November 1877)[1][2]
  • Virginia Mason Bower (1842–12 May 1926)[1][2]
  • Anna Maria Mason Davis (1842–1928)[1][2]

The Mason family resided at their Chestnut Hill estate in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Death

Mason died on 11 January 1875 in Alexandria, Virginia at age 67.[1][2] His body was interred at Christ Church Cemetery in Alexandria.[1]

Ancestry

Family of Murray Mason
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. George Mason II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. George Mason III
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Mary Fowke
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. George Mason IV
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Stevens Thomson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Ann Stevens Thomson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Dorothea Taunton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. John Mason
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. William Eilbeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. William Eilbeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Margaret Dixon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Ann Eilbeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. John Edgar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Sarah Edgar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Johanna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Murray Mason
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. James Murray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. William Murray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Sarah Thomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. James Murray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. James Smith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Ann Smith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Sarah Hynson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Anna Maria Murray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Daniel Maynadier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Daniel Maynadier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Hannah Haskins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Sarah Ennalls Maynadier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. William Vans Murray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Mary Murray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Sarah Ennalls
 
 
 
 
 
 

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