James Murray Mason (November 3 1798 – April 28 1871) was a United States Representative and United States Senator from Virginia. He was a grandson of George Mason and represented the Confederate States of America as appointed commissioner of the Confederacy to the United Kingdom and France between 1861 and 1865 during the American Civil War.
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active years end date
1839-03-04, 1857-03-04
active years start date
1837-03-04, 1857-01-06
birth date
1798-11-03
birth place
Theodore Roosevelt Island, United States
death date
1871-04-28
death place
Alexandria Virginia, United States
order in office
President pro tempore of the United States Senate, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th district
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