John W. Mason (1842 – April 23, 1917)[1][2] was an American lawyer, judge, and politician.

Mason was a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from his appointment on November 1, 1915 to December 31, 1916.

Mason was a Republican.

Early life and education edit

John W. Mason was born in 1842.[3]

Mason attended Monongalia Academy in Morgantown, West Virginia.[4]

Career edit

Personal life edit

Mason married Rebecca E. Wallace on September 6, 1870.[4]

He was a Presbyterian and Freemason.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Distinguished Men Attend the Mason Funeral", The West Virginian (April 26, 1917), p. 1.
  2. ^ "Judge John W. Mason Dies", Washington Evening Star (April 24, 1917), p. 3.
  3. ^ "Collection: John W. Mason (1842-1917) Papers | West Virginia University Archivesspace".
  4. ^ a b c "Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Monongalia, Marion and Taylor Counties, West Virginia: Comprising about Five Hundred Sketches of the Prominent and Representative Citizens of These Counties". 1895.


Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
1915–1916
Succeeded by


Category:1842 births Category:1917 deaths Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia


This open draft remains in progress as of July 5, 2023.