Joseph Mason (New York)

Joseph Mason (New York)

Joseph Mason (March 30, 1828 - May 31, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Plattsburg, New York, Mason moved with his parents to Hamilton, New York, in 1840.He attended Hamilton Academy and Madison College (later Colgate University), Hamilton, New York.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and practiced in Hamilton, New York.

Mason was elected Justice of the Peace in 1849 and served in that capacity until 1904.

Mason was elected county judge and surrogate of Madison County for the term commencing January 1, 1864, and served four years.He served as collector of internal revenue 1871-1876.He served as city attorney for many years.

Mason was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.He resumed the practice of law in Hamilton, New York, and died there May 31, 1914.He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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