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- US Congressman. Elected to represent Rhode Island at-large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1815 to his death in 1819. Also served as a Member of the Rhode Island State Legislature.
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James was born in Thompson, Connecticut, in January 1775. His parents were John and Rose Anna (Brown) Mason. Mason pursued classical studies.[1] He was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1791. He studied medicine and was admitted to practice.[1] He moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and practiced 1795?1798.
In South Carolina, James met and married his first wife. Upon her death in 1798, he returned to Rhode Island.[2]
In Providence, Rhode Island, James engaged in mercantile pursuits 1798?1819.[1] He served as member of the State house of representatives 1804?1814 and served as speaker from February 1812 to May 1814.[1]
James married Alice Brown (1777-1823), the youngest daughter of John Brown and Sarah (Smith) Brown, on July 16, 1800.[2] Her father was a wealthy merchant, slave trader, and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island, and a founder of Brown University. James and Alice's children were: Abby Mason, who married Nicholas Brown III (1792?1859); Sarah Brown Mason, who married first George B. Ruggles, and second Levi C. Eaton; and Rosa Anna Mason, who married William Grosvenor.
Mason was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815 ? March 3, 1819).[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1818 to the Sixteenth Congress.[1] He served as a trustee of Brown University 1804-1819.[1][3]
Death and burial
He died in Providence, Rhode Island, August 31, 1819. He was interred in North Burial Ground.
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1775 - 1819 (44 years)
