Stevens Thomson Mason (senator)

Stevens Thomson Mason
United States Senator
from Virginia
In office
November 18, 1794  May 10, 1803
Preceded byJames Monroe
Succeeded byJohn Taylor
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County
In office
1794
Preceded byAlbert Russell
Succeeded byWilliam Ellzey Jr.
Member of the Virginia Senate from Loudoun and Fauquier Counties
In office
17871791
Preceded byWilliam Ellzey
Succeeded byFrancis Peyton
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Loudoun County
In office
17831784
Preceded byFrancis Peyton
Succeeded byFrancis Peyton
Personal details
Born(1760-12-29)December 29, 1760
Chopawamsic (plantation), Stafford County, Colony of Virginia
DiedMay 10, 1803(1803-05-10) (aged 42)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyAnti-Administration Party
Democratic-Republican Party
SpouseMary Elizabeth Armistead
ChildrenJohn Thomson Mason
Armistead Thomson Mason
Stevens Thomson Mason
Mary Thomson Mason
Emily Rutger Mason
Catherine Mason
Alma materCollege of William & Mary
Occupationlawyer

Colonel Stevens Thomson Mason (December 29, 1760  May 10, 1803) was an American lawyer, military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Mason was also a delegate in the Virginia General Assembly and a Republican U.S. Senator from 1794 to 1803.