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| | JAMES MURRAY MASON - LoveToKnow Article on JAMES MURRAY MASON |
 | | Entering politics as a Jacksonian Democrat, Mason was throughout his career a consistent strict constructionist, opposing protective tariffs, internal improvements by the national government, and all attempts to restrict or control the spread of slavery, ~,vhich he sincerely believed to be essential to the social and political welfare of the South. |
 | | Mason at once proceeded to London, where, however, he was unable to secure official recognition, and his commission to Great Britain was withdrawn late in 1863. |
 | | (1798I871), American political leader,, was born in Fairfax county, Virginia, on the 3rd of November 1798, the grandson of George Mason (1725-1792). |
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