Search results
George Mason III (1690—March 5, 1735) was an American planter, military officer, legislator and government official. Although he repeatedly won election to represent Stafford County in the then-one-house Virginia General Assembly, he may today be best known as the father of George Mason IV, a Founding Father of the United States.
George Mason III was born about 1690 on Chopawamsic Plantation, Stafford County, Virginia. He was the son of George Mason II and Mary Fowke. Planter and politician who, at the time of his father's death, in 1716, was 27 and already a man of prominence in Stafford County.
- Male
- March 5, 1735
- Ann (Thomson) Mason
His son, George Mason II (1660–1716), was the first to move to what in 1742 became Fairfax County, then at the frontier between English and Native American controlled areas. George Mason III (1690–1735) like his father and grandfather served in the House of Burgesses and also as county lieutenant.
His father, George Mason III, died in 1735 when his boat capsized as he crossed the Potomac River. George IV’s mother, Ann, raised him, two younger siblings and took care of the estate holdings until George turned twenty-one.
George Mason II (1660–1716) and his son George Mason III (1690–1735) both served as a member of the House of Burgesses, Stafford County sheriff, Stafford County county lieutenant, Stafford County militia colonel, planters, and businesspersons.
George Mason III was an American planter, military officer, legislator and government official. Although he repeatedly won election to represent Stafford County in the then-one-house Virginia General Assembly, he may today be best known as the father of George Mason IV, a Founding Father of the United States.
George Mason III, the subject’s father, died in 1735, leaving his ten-year-old son under the care of his mother and his uncle, John Mercer of Marlborough. Mercer was one of the leading attorneys in the colony, and his 1,500- volume library served as the foundation of Mason’s informal education.
