William E. Mason

William Ernest Mason (* July 7, 1850 in Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York, † June 16 1921 in Washington DC ) was an American politician ( Republican), who represented the state of Illinois in both chambers of Congress.

A native of the State of New York William Mason moved with his family to Bentonsport in Iowa, when he was eight years old. He attended the Academy Bentonsport and then from 1863 to 1865, the Birmingham College. He then worked himself from 1866 to 1868 in Bentonsport as a teacher; in this career he has also worked in Des Moines from 1868 to 1870. Finally, he studied law, moved to Chicago in 1872 and was admitted to the bar in there, after which he began practicing as a lawyer.

Politically operated Mason for the first time in 1879 as a deputy in the House of Representatives from Illinois; 1882-1885 he was then in the State Senate. On 4 March 1887, he moved for the first time in the House of Representatives of the United States, where he represented the third electoral district of Illinois after a re-election to March 3, 1891. In 1890, he was not reaffirmed by the voters, which is why he worked again as a lawyer in the sequence. Six years later he returned to his successful election as Senator in the Congress back. After one term, during which he was inter alia Chairman of the Committee on Manufactures and the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, he did not join in 1902 for re-election and left the Senate on March 3, 1903.

After he was again in the meantime pursued his legal activities, Mason ran in 1916, again for the U.S. House of Representatives. He was re-elected and remained after two confirmation of 4 March 1917 until his death on June 16, 1921 in Congress. After his wife Winnifred was chosen as his successor in Congress.