Name James Mason Role U.S. representative | Education Brown University | |
Died August 31, 1819, Providence, Rhode Island, United States | ||
James Brown Mason (1775 – August 31, 1819) was a physician and U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.
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Biography
James was born in Thompson, Connecticut, in January 1775. His parents were John and Rose Anna (Brown) Mason. Mason pursued classical studies. He was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1791. He studied medicine and was admitted to practice. He moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and practiced 1795–1798.
In South Carolina, James met and married his first wife. Upon her death in 1798, he returned to Rhode Island.
In Providence, Rhode Island, James engaged in mercantile pursuits 1798–1819. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1804–1814 and served as speaker from February 1812 to May 1814.
James married Alice Brown (1777-1823), the youngest daughter of John Brown and Sarah (Smith) Brown, on July 16, 1800. Her father was a wealthy merchant, slave trader, and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island, and a founder of Brown University. James and Alice's children were: Abby Mason, who married Nicholas Brown III (1792–1859); Sarah Brown Mason, who married first George B. Ruggles, and second Levi C. Eaton; and Rosa Anna Mason, who married William Grosvenor.
Mason was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1818 to the Sixteenth Congress. He served as a trustee of Brown University 1804-1819.
Death and burial
He died in Providence, Rhode Island, August 31, 1819. He was interred in North Burial Ground.