Jonathan Mason was a Federalist United States Senator and Representative from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States. Mason was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Boston Latin School the College of New Jersey, graduating in 1774. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1779. On April 13, 1779, Mason married Susannah Powell (1761-1836). They had six children-- four daughters and two sons: Miriam (1790-1870); married David Sears.

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  • Jonathan Mason was a Federalist United States Senator and Representative from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States. Mason was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Boston Latin School the College of New Jersey, graduating in 1774. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1779. On April 13, 1779, Mason married Susannah Powell (1761-1836). They had six children-- four daughters and two sons: Miriam (1790-1870); married David Sears. Susan Powell (d.1841); married John Collins Warren on November 17, 1803. Anna Powell (d.1861); married Patrick Grant. Mary Bromfield; married Samuel Parkman. Jonathan; married Elizabeth Cowpland(?) William Powell; married Hannah Rogers. In 1780, Mason delivered the annual address marking the Boston Massacre. He was a Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1786 to 1796. Starting in 1795, Mason was a partner in the Mount Vernon Proprietors, a developer of real estate in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. Around 1800 he built a mansion for himself on Mt. Vernon Street, in which he lived through the end of his life. Around 1804 he hired architect Charles Bulfinch to design 4 houses, also on Mt. Vernon Street, for each of his daughters; the 4 houses still stand today. Mason was also a member of the South Boston Association, which developed real estate in Dorchester. From 1797 to 1798, he served with the Massachusetts Governor's Council and was elected to the for the following two years, and was in the Massachusetts Senate from 1799 to 1800. Following the resignation of Senator Benjamin Goodhue, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served from November 14, 1800 to March 3, 1803. He then resumed his law practice and served again in the Massachusetts Senate from 1803 to 1804 and the Massachusetts House from 1805–08. His portrait was painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1805. He served again in the US House of Representatives from March 4, 1817, to May 15, 1820, whereupon he resigned to pursue his law practice. He died in Boston, at age 76. He is interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Jonathan Mason war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat Massachusetts in beiden Kammern des US-Kongresses vertrat. Nach dem Besuch der Lateinschule von Boston setzte Jonathan Mason seine Ausbildung am College of New Jersey, der späteren Princeton University, fort und machte dort 1774 seinen Abschluss. Danach studierte er die Rechtswissenschaften, wurde 1779 in die Anwaltskammer aufgenommen und begann in Boston zu praktizieren. Sein erstes politisches Mandat übte Mason zwischen 1786 und 1796 als Abgeordneter im Repräsentantenhaus von Massachusetts aus. Von 1797 bis 1798 gehörte er dem Beratergremium (Governor's Concil) von Gouverneur Increase Sumner an; zwischen 1799 und 1800 war er Staatssenator. Nach dem Rücktritt von US-Senator Benjamin Goodhue wurde Mason zu dessen Nachfolger gewählt. Er übte dieses Amt vom 14. November 1800 bis zum 3. März 1803 aus, arbeitete danach wieder als Anwalt und betätigte sich erneut als Staatspolitiker im Senat (1803–1804) sowie im Repräsentantenhaus (1805–1808). Am 4. März 1817 kehrte er nach seiner Wahl ins Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten noch einmal nach Washington zurück; dieses Mandat legte er am 15. Mai 1820 nieder, um wieder seinem Beruf als Jurist nachzugehen.
  • Jonathan Mason, född 12 september 1756 i Boston, Massachusetts, död där 1 november 1831, var en amerikansk politiker. Mason gick i skola i Boston Latin School. Han utexaminerades 1774 från College of New Jersey. Han studerade därefter juridik och inledde 1779 sin karriär som advokat i Boston. Han var ledamot av delstatens representanthus 1786-1796 och 1805-1808. Han var medlem av guvernörens råd Massachusetts Governor's Council (även executive council) 1797-1798. Han var också ledamot av delstatens senat 1799-1800 och 1803-1804. Senator Benjamin Goodhue avgick 1800 och Mason valdes som federalist till, där han satt 1800-1803. Han representerade Massachusetts första distrikt i 1817-1820 och arbetade därefter åter som advokat i Boston. Masons grav finns på Mount Auburn Cemetery i Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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  • Jonathan Mason was a Federalist United States Senator and Representative from Massachusetts during the early years of the United States. Mason was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Boston Latin School the College of New Jersey, graduating in 1774. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1779. On April 13, 1779, Mason married Susannah Powell (1761-1836). They had six children-- four daughters and two sons: Miriam (1790-1870); married David Sears.
  • Jonathan Mason war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat Massachusetts in beiden Kammern des US-Kongresses vertrat. Nach dem Besuch der Lateinschule von Boston setzte Jonathan Mason seine Ausbildung am College of New Jersey, der späteren Princeton University, fort und machte dort 1774 seinen Abschluss. Danach studierte er die Rechtswissenschaften, wurde 1779 in die Anwaltskammer aufgenommen und begann in Boston zu praktizieren.
  • Jonathan Mason, född 12 september 1756 i Boston, Massachusetts, död där 1 november 1831, var en amerikansk politiker. Mason gick i skola i Boston Latin School. Han utexaminerades 1774 från College of New Jersey. Han studerade därefter juridik och inledde 1779 sin karriär som advokat i Boston. Han var ledamot av delstatens representanthus 1786-1796 och 1805-1808. Han var medlem av guvernörens råd Massachusetts Governor's Council (även executive council) 1797-1798.
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