Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 56
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 2/2/1842
City: Owosso Township, MI
County: Shiawassee County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 1/8/1918
City: Eugene, OR
County: Lane County, OR
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Owosso, MI
County: Shiawassee County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oak Grove Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Hannah Ann Shepard, 11/25/1869, in Owosso, MI; children: Bertha A. and Myrtle A. (Hughes)
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion: Methodist
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: farmer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
district schools
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Ezra L.and Harriet Finn (Wheeler) Mason. He enlisted for the civil war in the 11th Michigan cavalry , remaining with his regiment until the close of the war, and returning with it , September 26, 1865. Upon reaching his old home in Owosso township, he purchased a farm adjoining the family homestead. He served as township clerk, treasurer highway commissioner, drain commissioner, (both township and county), and all the various official positions in the school district. Member of the Odd Fellows and the G.A.R.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Drainage , Soldiers' Home , Upper Peninsula Hospital for Insane , Ways and Means
City of Residence: Owosso
County of Residence Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Normal Schools , Ways and Means
City of Residence: Owosso
County of Residence Shiawassee
District Description: Shiawasee County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1899 p.651; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Find-a-Grave.com; USCen 1880, 1900
