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George Mason was born December 11, 1725 to George Mason III and Ann Thomson Maason in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Mason married Anne Eilbeck in 1750. Together they had five sons and four daughters.
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Began to show interest in Ohio County, organization that speculated in Western Lands
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Became a trustee of the city of Alexandria
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Elected to the Virgina House of Burgesses
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wrote letter explaining colonists postition to a committee od London merchants to enlist their support
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Anne Mason died of complications when giving birth to their 11th and 12th children.
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Major state paper he wrote, " Virgininia's Charters with some remarks among them"
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assisted in drawing it, colonists constitutional grounds for objections to Boston Port Act
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framed by Mason, widely copied in other colonies
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establishment of independent government of Great Britain required abilities of Mason
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Married his second wife Sarah Brent
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Peace Treaty with Great Britain includes Mason's extracts from the Virgina Charters
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attended meeting but not appointed so he didnt goto Annapolis
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Mason was a Virginia Delegate to the Constitution Convention
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Mason was one of the five ,most frequent speakers but decieded not to sign document
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US Bill of Rights was ratified, putting Mason's concerns of individual rights to rest
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buried on grounds of Gunston Hall
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Vigorously opposed the provision that allowed slave trade to contiue during this time