Birthplace of Charles Mason - Pompey, NY
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N 42° 55.283 W 075° 58.239
18T E 420782 N 4752541
Charles Mason was "the cadet who graduated first in the class of 1829 at the United States Military Academy at West Point, ahead of future Confederate Army commander Robert E. Lee."
Waymark Code: WMRV1F
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2016
Views: 3
text: "Birthplace of Charles Mason born here in loghouse 1804 graduate West Point 1829 Chief Justice Iowa 1838-42 U.S. Comm'r. patents 1853-57"
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"Upon the creation of Iowa Territory the following year, Mr. Mason was appointed by the President Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a position which he held until Iowa became a State. The most important decision made during his term was one sustaining the right to freedom of a slave who had been brought by his master to the free Territory of Iowa. When the controversy arose between Iowa and Missouri over the boundary and was carried into the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Mason was appointed by Governor Hempstead to represent Iowa in the suit, where a decree was obtained in favor of Iowa...Source: Gue, Benjamin F. History of Iowa Vol. IV; New York City: 1903 "
Marker Name: Birthplace of Charles Mason
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: State Education Department
Dedication Date: 1935
City/Town/Village Name: Pompey
County: Onondaga
Region: Central Leatherstocking (Region 6)
Website: [Web Link]
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