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Richard Barnes Mason (January 16 1797 – July 25 1850) was a career officer in the United States Army and the fifth military governor of California before it became a U.S. state.

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birth date
1797-01-16
birth place
Lexington (plantation), Virginia, Fairfax County Virginia
death date
1850-07-25
death place
St. Louis, Jefferson Barracks Military Post
military branch
United States Army
military rank
Colonel
order in office
Military Governor of California
profession
Soldier
service end year
1850-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1817-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
successor
Persifor Frazer Smith

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