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Araby |
Mason's Springs |
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| 1725/12/11 |
Born on the Mason family plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia. |
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| 1748/00/00 |
George Mason elected vestryman |
Member |
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The Falls Church |
Falls Church |
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| 1759/00/00 |
Gunston Hall is built for George Mason, 1755-1759 |
Architect |
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Gunston Hall |
Mason Neck |
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| 1766/06/06 |
To London Merchants - We do not deny the supreme Authority of Great Britain over her Colonys, but it is a Power which a wise Legislature will exercise with extreme Tenderness and Caution. - Mason |
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Gunston Hall |
Mason Neck |
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| 1776/06/12 |
Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted |
Principal author |
Virginia Declaration of Rights |
Colonial Williamsburg |
Williamsburg |
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Fifth Virginia Convention |
| 1777/01/13 |
George Mason, George Wythe, Edmund Pendleton, Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Ludwell Lee meet to outline the Statute of Virginia for Religious Liberty. |
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Rising Sun Tavern |
Fredericksburg |
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| 1792/10/07 |
George Mason dies at home |
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Gunston Hall |
Mason Neck |
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| 1825/08/09 |
Two of Will Mason's daughters are baptized at Temple Hall. Gilbert du Motier becomes godfather to Mary Carroll. President John Q Adams and former President James Monroe serve as godfathers to Maria Louisa. |
Faith |
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Temple Hall |
Leesburg |
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Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America |