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George Mason

1725 - 1792

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George Mason (December 11, 1725 [O.S. November 30, 1725] – October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician, Founding Father, and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787, one of three delegates present who refused to sign the Constitution. His writings, including substantial portions of the Fairfax Resolves of 1774, the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, and his Objections to this Constitution of Government (1787) opposing ratification, have exercised a significant influence on American political thought and events. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Mason has received more than 1,617,784 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). George Mason is the 12,820th most popular politician (down from 11,860th in 2019), the 5,726th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,621st in 2019) and the 361st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Mason ranks 12,820 out of 15,577Before him are Cearl of Mercia, Haruo Remeliik, Geir Hallgrímsson, Stephen F. Austin, Òscar Ribas Reig, and Leofric, Earl of Mercia. After him are Avetis Aharonian, Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Dmitry Peskov, Damrong Rajanubhab, Ruth Williams Khama, and Suchinda Kraprayoon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1725, George Mason ranks 27Before him are Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Francesco Bartolozzi, Ahmad Shah Bahadur, Joseph Duplessis, John Wilkes, and Jean-Étienne Montucla. After him are Ivan Osterman, Charles Townshend, William Duesbury, and Dru Drury. Among people deceased in 1792, George Mason ranks 35Before him are Charles Simon Favart, Adam Gottlob Moltke, George Browne, John Burgoyne, Frederick North, Lord North, and Davit Guramishvili. After him are George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney and Samuel Hearne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Mason ranks 5,726 out of 18,182Before him are Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Bob Bondurant (1933), Stephen F. Austin (1793), Jennifer Carpenter (1979), Phyllis Diller (1917), and Ken Jeong (1969). After him are Bellamy Young (1970), Jack Irons (1962), Virginia Dare (1587), John Wesley Powell (1834), Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950), and Tom Wopat (1951).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, George Mason ranks 361Before him are Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960), Dan Sullivan (1964), Sally Yates (1960), Stacey Abrams (1973), William Livingston (1723), and Stephen F. Austin (1793). After him are Chuck Schumer (1950), Andrew Cuomo (1957), Liao Zhongkai (1877), Walter Isaacson (1952), Abigail Fillmore (1798), and Henry Lee III (1756).