David Mason (burgess)
David Mason | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Sussex County | |
| In office 1782 | |
| Preceded by | Gray Judkins |
| Succeeded by | Gray Judkins |
| Member of the Virginia Senate for Dinwiddie, Southampton and Sussex Counties | |
| In office 1779-1781 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Gray |
| Succeeded by | John Jones |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Sussex County | |
| In office 1758-1776 | |
| Preceded by | Gray Briggs |
| Succeeded by | position eliminated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1731 plantation, Surry County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | 1792 Greensville County, Virginia |
| Spouse | Mary Eppes |
| Relations | David and John Mason Jr. (nephews) |
| Children | Littleberry, Thomas, Nathaniel, David Jr., Henry, William, Littleton, Elizabeth and Mary |
| Parent | John Mason |
| Residence(s) | Shell Bank Plantation, Sussex County, Virginia |
| Occupation | planter, politician |
David Mason (March 16, 1731- February 9, 1792) was a Virginia planter and politician in Sussex County who represented the county for more than two decades in the House of Burgesses, then became a prominent patriot during the American Revolutionary War, serving in all five Revolutionary Conventions as well as Colonel of the 15th Virginia Regiment of the Virginia Line of the Continental Army, and later briefly served in the Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates.