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Mason, Stevens Thomson

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Mason, Stevens Thomson (1760-1803)

US politician. He served as an aide to George Washington. A Democrat-Republican serving Viriginia, he was elected to the US Senate (1794-1803). He won fame for publicizing the secret contents of the Jay Treaty. Mason was born in Stafford County, Virginia.

Mason, Stevens Thomson (1811-1843)

US politician. At the age of 19, he took over from his father as secretary of the Michigan Territory (1831-36). He led the territory's statehood movement, winning the Upper Peninsula in a boundary dispute. A Democrat, he served as the first governor of Michigan (1837-40), butlost popular support when he failed to renegotiate state bonds during the banking crisis of 1837. Mason was born in Loudoun County, Virginia.



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