John Young Mason

John Young Mason

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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Personal

Birthplace

Emporia, Va.

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John Young Mason

John Young Mason (1799-1859) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

He was nominated by President Martin Van Buren on February 26, 1841. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1841, and received commission on March 3, 1841. He resigned on March 23, 1844.

Education

• Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
• University of North Carolina, A.B., 1816
• Read law, 1819

Professional career

• Private practice, Greensville County, Virginia, 1819-1821
• Private practice, Southampton County, Virginia, 1821-1831
• Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1823-1827
• Member, Virginia State Senate, 1827-1831
• Commonwealth's attorney, Greensville County, Virginia, 1827-1831
• U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1831-1837
• Private practice, Hicksford, Virginia, 1837-1841
• U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1844-1845
• Attorney General of the United States, 1845-1846
• U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1846-1849
• Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1849-1854
• U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to France, 1854-1859

External links

 

• Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information.