Thomson Mason (1759–1820)
| Thomson Mason | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Thomson Mason March 4, 1759 Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | March 11, 1820 (aged 61) Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Residence | Hollin Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | entrepreneur, planter, civil servant, justice |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah McCarty Chichester |
| Children | Mary Thomson Mason Ball Thomson Francis Mason Ann Eilbeck Mason Dawson Elizabeth Thomson Mason George William Mason Sarah Chichester Mason Richard Chichester Mason John Mason |
| Parent(s) |
George Mason IV Ann Eilbeck |
Thomson Mason (4 March 1759 – 11 March 1820) was a prominent entrepreneur, planter, civil servant, and justice. Mason was the son of George Mason, an American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention.
Mason was born on 4 March 1759 at Gunston Hall in Fairfax County, Virginia. Mason was the fifth child and fourth eldest son of George Mason and his wife Ann Eilbeck. During his early childhood and adolescence, Mason was tutored at Gunston Hall. In 1781, Mason served as a militiaman in the American Revolutionary War.
Mason married Sarah McCarty Chichester of Newington in 1784. The couple had eight children:
Through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786, Mason's father passed to him ownership of four tracts totaling 676 acres (2.74 km2). Mason and his wife Sarah constructed their residence Hollin Hall there by 1788. Hollin Hall was destroyed by fire in 1824. In 1916, industrialist Harley Wilson built an elegant new Hollin Hall in its vicinity.
Mason died on 11 March 1820 in Fairfax County, Virginia at age 61.
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