William Mason
U.S. politician
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| Intro | U.S. politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 10 September 1786, Lebanon, USA | |
| Death | 13 January 1860Norwich (town), New York, USA (aged 73 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo | |
| Politics: | Jacksonian Democracy Democratic Party |
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William Mason (September 10, 1786 – January 13, 1860) was a United States Representative from New York.
Mason was born in Lebanon, Connecticut on September 10, 1786. He studied medicine in Vermont and practiced in Preston, New York; surgeon of the Chenango County Company, New York Volunteers, in 1812; clerk of Chenango County in 1820 – 1821; member of the New York State Assembly in 1821 and 1822; elected as a Jacksonian to the 24th United States Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837); died in Norwich, New York on January 13, 1860; interment in Mount Hope Cemetery.