Dr. Finkelman -
We have obtained the following information per your inquiry into James M. Mason. James lived in Winchester during his tenure in the Senate. He came to Winchester in 1821 from Fairfax County, VA. having studied law at William & Mary. He served as US Senator from VA from 1839 until 1861 being the author of the controversial Fugitive Slave Law. He entered the Confederate Congress when Virginia seceded and was sent as a Commissioner to England and France along with John Slidell.
On November 8, 1861 he was taken off of the British Steamer 'Trent' and confined in Fort Warren, near Boston. He was released at the demand of the British Government January 2, 1862 and proceeded on his mission He spent the remainder of the war in England.
At the end of the war, being unable to reconcile himself with the Northern victory, he was an expatriate in Canada. He never returned to Winchester and died near Alexandria, VA on April 28, 1871.
If you so desire we could send you the supporting data by snail mail.
Regards,
Dave Jenkins
Archives Assistant
For Rebecca Ebert
Handley Regional Library Archivist
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James M. Mason served in the Senate from the 1840s to the beginning of the Civil War.Can anyone help me with this question: where did he live during this time?He was a in State house of delegates 1826-1832, with the exception of 1827-1828 and was in the US House for Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839). Was he living in Winchester then? and did her remain there for the rest of his career or live somewhere else when he was elected to the Senate in 1847?
I am especially interested in knowing if he might have lived in King George County, which is east of Fredericksburg.
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