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Richard Barnes Mason

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Richard Barnes Mason

Birth
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Death
25 Jul 1850 (aged 53)
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
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Section Mason B, Block 114, Lot 77
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US Army Brigadier General, California Governor. Born in Fairfax County, Virginia, he was commissioned an officer in the 1st US Infantry in 1817 and served in the Black Hawk War. He was promoted Colonel during the Mexican-American War and served in New Mexico Territory. Following the war, he was appointed Brigadier General and the sixth military Governor of California, serving from 1847 to 1849.
US Army Brigadier General, California Governor. Born in Fairfax County, Virginia, he was commissioned an officer in the 1st US Infantry in 1817 and served in the Black Hawk War. He was promoted Colonel during the Mexican-American War and served in New Mexico Territory. Following the war, he was appointed Brigadier General and the sixth military Governor of California, serving from 1847 to 1849.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Added: May 18, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9342/richard_barnes-mason: accessed ), memorial page for Richard Barnes Mason (16 Jan 1797–25 Jul 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9342, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.