John Young Mason (1799-1859), (painting).

John Young Mason (1799-1859), (painting).

Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872, painter.

John Young Mason (1799-1859), (painting).

43 1/2 x 33 1/4 in. (110.5 x 84.5 cm.).

Portrait male -- Mason, John Young -- Full length

Occupation -- Political -- Congressman

Occupation -- Law -- Judge

Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer

Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Foundation, Inc., P. O. Box 814, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514

U.S. Congress, 1831-1837. Judge, Virginia General Court. Member, Virginia Convention, 1828-1849. U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1844-1845, 1846-1849. U.S. Attorney General, 1845-1846. U.S. Minister to France, 1854-1859. U.S. Secretary of State. Judge, Virginia Superior Court.

Blackburn, George T., II, et. al., comp., "The Di & Phi Portrait Index," Chapel Hill, NC: Dialectic & Philanthropic Society Foundation, 1980.

Reckford, Joseph K. L., "The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Portraits, 1795-1868," (Honors Essay), University of North Carolina, 1981, pg. 116.

Colonial Dames, "North Carolina Portrait Index," Chapel Hill, 1961, p. 155.

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