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American politician
Samson Mason
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In office
March 4, 1835 ? March 3, 1843
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Preceded by
| Joseph Vance
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Succeeded by
| Heman A. Moore
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In office
December 7, 1829 ? December 4, 1831
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Preceded by
| John Daugherty
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Succeeded by
| A. M. Colwell
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In office
December 1, 1845 ? December 6, 1846
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Preceded by
| Ira H. Bean
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Succeeded by
| S. B. Williams
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In office
January 6, 1862 ? January 3, 1864
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Preceded by
| Richard A. Harrison
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Succeeded by
| A. P. Howard
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Born
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1793-07-24
)
July 24, 1793
Fort Ann, New York
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Died
| February 1, 1869
(1869-02-01)
(aged 75)
Springfield, Ohio
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Political party
| Anti-Jacksonian
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Other political
affiliations
| Whig Party
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Samson Mason
(July 24, 1793 ? February 1, 1869) was a
U.S. Representative
from
Ohio
.
Born in
Fort Ann
,
Washington County, New York
, Mason attended the common schools in
Onondaga, New York
.
He studied law.
He was
admitted to the bar
and practiced in
Springfield, Ohio
.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Clark County in 1822.
He served as a member of the State Senate 1829-1831.
He served as president judge of the court of common pleas in 1834.
Mason was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the
Twenty-fourth
Congress and reelected as a
Whig
to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1835 ? March 3, 1843).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (
Twenty-fifth
Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination.
Mason was a
Presidential elector
in 1844 for
Clay
/
Frelinghuysen
.
[1]
He served as a member of the state house of representatives in 1845 and 1846.
United States Attorney
for Ohio 1850-1853.
He served as a delegate to the Ohio constitutional convention in 1850.
He served in the state senate 1862-1864.
He served from captain to major general in the state militia.
He died in
Springfield, Ohio
, February 1, 1869.
He was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery.
Sources
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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