James Murray Mason
James Murray Mason 1798-1871, U.S. Senator and Confederate diplomat, b. Georgetown, D.C.; grandson of George Mason. He began to practice law in Winchester, Va., in 1820. Mason served in the Virginia legislature (1826-27, 1828-31), in the House of Representatives (1837-39), and in the U.S. Senate (1847-61). A staunch supporter of Southern rights, he drafted the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and advocated secession. Jefferson Davis appointed him Confederate commissioner to England in Aug., 1861. Along with John Slidell, Mason was seized aboard the British ship Trent by Capt. Charles Wilkes, commanding the U.S. warship San Jacinto, and was held prisoner at Fort Warren, Boston, until Jan., 1862 (see Trent Affair ). After his release he went on to England, but he was never officially recognized by the British government.
Bibliography: See biography by his daughter, Virginia Mason (1903).
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Documents on Knights Templar to be Released
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 10/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...2007 Documents on Knights Templar to be Released...Templar. The Templars were an order...purpose of the Knights of Templar was to fight on...charges. But the Templars in France were...anymore like the Templars did. But some...author of "The Knights ...
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Knights Templar 'Heirs' Sue Pope for Billions
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Vatican Publishes Knights Templar Papers
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VATICAN PUBLISHES KNIGHTS TEMPLAR STORY.(News)
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BOOK REVIEWS: Secrets of the warrior monks; In Search of the Knights Templar, A Guide to Sites in Britain by Simon Brighton, Orion, pounds 20.(Features)
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Knights Templar appeal for new Midland reinforcements.(News)
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Rise and fall of the Knights Templar
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 2/7/2000; ; 700+ words
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Knights Templar arrested in France: October 13th, 1307.(MONTHS PAST: October's Anniversaries)
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Vatican paper 'absolves' Knights Templar of heretic tag
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Knights Templar copies for sale
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The Knights Templar
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
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Knights Templars
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Knights Templar
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
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Knight Templar
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
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Templars, Knights
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Templars, Knights, an order founded about 1118, consisting originally of nine knights whose profession was to safeguard pilgrims...England, and other countries. The knights were organized in commanderies, under...
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