Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Mason, George 1725-1792. American Revolutionary politician from Virginia. A member of the Constitutional Convention (1787), he voiced criticism that resulted in the drafting of the Bill of Rights. His grandson James Murray Mason (1798-1871) was a Confederate diplomat to Great Britain and France.
- Mason, Lowell 1792-1872. American musician and composer who developed the first music program for American public schools (1838) and composed several hymns, including "Nearer, My God, to Thee.”
Wiktionary
- n. An occupational surname for a stonemason.
- n. A male given name transferred from the surname.
- n. A Freemason.
Examples
“CARPENTER AND MASON MADE MORE phone calls, then Mason made ready to leave.”
“_Correspondence of Horace Walpole with Mason_, in which certain very palpable hits are made as to the identity of Mason and Junius.”
“MASON - A Mason woman pleaded no contest today, March 16, to charges she hit a police officer with her car in front of St. Susanna Catholic Church and left the scene.”
“MASON (FOX19) - Residents and business leaders in Mason are invited to see the final draft of the City of Mason's 2010 Comprehensive Plan.”
“MASON - A Mason man has been charged with raping an eight-year-old girl.”
“MASON - Mason residents will be given a tax credit if a proposed admissions and parking tax is enacted on area amusements, including Kings Island and the Beach Waterpark.”
“MASON - For a second consecutive meeting, verbal sparring among members interrupted a public session of the Mason school board.”
“MASON -- A pair of Battle Creek girls 'basketball teams saw their seasons end at the Class A district at Mason on Wednesday night.”
“MASON - Two people were injured Saturday afternoon when their vehicle overturned east of Mason, trapping them briefly inside.”
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Occupational Surnames
English surnames based upon an occupation. As one would expect, many of the occupations that lent themselves to these surnames no longer exist, and variant spellings abound.
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