Harry H. Mason
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Harry Howland Mason was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born on a farm in McLean County, near Farmer City, Illinois
, Mason moved to Delavan, Tazewell County, with his parents and attended the public schools.
He engaged in newspaper work.
He moved to Pawnee, Illinois
, in 1903 and engaged in the newspaper publishing business.
Secretary to Congressman J. Earl Major 1930-1933.
Treasurer of Sangamon County in 1933 and 1934.
Mason was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-fourth
Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936.
He resumed the newspaper publishing business in Pawnee, Illinois
.
He died March 10, 1946, in Springfield, Illinois
.
He was interred in Prairie Rest Cemetery, Delavan, Illinois
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born on a farm in McLean County, near Farmer City, Illinois
Farmer City, Illinois
Farmer City is a city in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,037 at the 2010 census.Farmer City is part of Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 sharing facilities with nearby Mansfield and Bellflower, Illinois. Farmer City facilities include the District Unit...
, Mason moved to Delavan, Tazewell County, with his parents and attended the public schools.
He engaged in newspaper work.
He moved to Pawnee, Illinois
Pawnee, Illinois
Pawnee is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,647 at the 2000 census, and 2,550 at a 2009 estimate. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, in 1903 and engaged in the newspaper publishing business.
Secretary to Congressman J. Earl Major 1930-1933.
Treasurer of Sangamon County in 1933 and 1934.
Mason was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-fourth
74th United States Congress
-House:Also 2 Delegates, 3 Resident Commissioners-Senate:*President of the Senate: John N. Garner *President pro tempore: Key Pittman -Majority leadership:*Majority leader: Joseph T. Robinson...
Congress (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1937).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1936.
He resumed the newspaper publishing business in Pawnee, Illinois
Pawnee, Illinois
Pawnee is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,647 at the 2000 census, and 2,550 at a 2009 estimate. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
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He died March 10, 1946, in Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
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He was interred in Prairie Rest Cemetery, Delavan, Illinois
Delavan, Illinois
Delavan is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,825 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Government:...
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