(Encyclopedia) Mason-Dixon Line, boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland (running between lat. 39°43′26.3″N and lat. 39°43′17.6″N), surveyed by the English team of Charles Mason, a mathematician…
(Encyclopedia) Weems, Mason Locke, 1759–1825, American author and preacher, b. Anne Arundel co., Md., studied theology in London. He was ordained in 1784 and served various Episcopal parishes. For 30…
PETTIS, Shirley Neil, (wife of Jerry Lyle Pettis), a Representative from California; born Shirley Neil McCumber in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, Calif., July 12, 1924; attended the…
(Encyclopedia) Shirley-Quirk, John Stanton, 1931–2014, British bass-baritone. He began his career as a chemistry teacher, turning permanently to music in 1961. Acclaimed for his fine tone, diction,…
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817Party: FederalistMASON, Jeremiah, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., April 27, 1768; graduated from Yale College in 1788…
Senate Years of Service: 1800-1803Party: FederalistMASON, Jonathan, a Senator and a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., September 12, 1756; completed preparatory studies…
MASON, Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Plattsburg, Clinton County, N.Y., March 30, 1828; moved with his parents to Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., in 1840; attended Hamilton…
MASON, Samson, a Representative from Ohio; born in Fort Ann, Washington County, N.Y., July 24, 1793; attended the common schools in Onondaga, N.Y.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and…
MASON, William, a Representative from New York; born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., September 10, 1786; studied medicine in Vermont and practiced in Preston, N.Y.; surgeon of the…
McCARTY, William Mason, a Representative from Virginia; born at âCedar Grove,â Fairfax County, Va., about 1789; received his early education from private tutors; attended the College of…
