Samson Mason

Samson Mason
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJoseph Vance
Succeeded byHeman A. Moore
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the Clark & Champaign Counties district
In office
December 7, 1829 – December 4, 1831
Preceded byJohn Daugherty
Succeeded byA. M. Colwell
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Champaign County district
In office
December 1, 1845 – December 6, 1846
Preceded byIra H. Bean
Succeeded byS. B. Williams
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 6, 1862 – January 3, 1864
Preceded byRichard A. Harrison
Succeeded byA. P. Howard
Personal details
Born(1793-07-24)July 24, 1793
Fort Ann, New York
DiedFebruary 1, 1869(1869-02-01) (aged 75)
Springfield, Ohio
PartyAnti-Jacksonian
Other political
affiliations
Whig Party

Samson Mason (July 24, 1793 – February 1, 1869) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served four terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1835 to 1843.

Biography

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.

Early career

He served as prosecuting attorney of Clark County in 1822. He served as a member of the State Senate from 1829 to 1831. He served as president judge of the court of common pleas in 1834.

Congress

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.

Later career

Mason was a Presidential elector in 1844 for Clay/Frelinghuysen. He served as a member of the state house of representatives in 1845 and 1846, and as United States Attorney for Ohio 1850-1853. He was a delegate to the Ohio constitutional convention in 1850 and served in the state senate from 1862 to 1864. He was also a captain to major general in the state militia.

Death and burial

He died in Springfield, Ohio, February 1, 1869, and was interred in Ferncliff Cemetery.

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.