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James Murray Mason

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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... Read more
James Murray Mason
...John Slidell aboard the Trent and imprisoned for two months ( Trent Affair ). Released in 1862, he remained in England until 1865 but was unable to win support for the Confederate cause. James Murray Mason James Murray Mason James Murray Mason Read more
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