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- George_Mason abstract "George Mason IV (December 11, 1725 – October 7, 1792) was an American Patriot, statesman and a delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Along with James Madison, he is called the "Father of the United States Bill of Rights." For these reasons he is considered one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States.Like anti-federalist Patrick Henry, Mason was a leader of those who pressed for the addition of explicit States rights and individual rights to the U.S. Constitution as a balance to the increased federal powers, and did not sign the document in part because it lacked such a statement. His efforts eventually succeeded in convincing the Federalists to add the first ten amendments of the Constitution. These amendments, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were based on the earlier Virginia Declaration of Rights, which Mason had drafted in 1776.On the issue of slavery, Mason walked a fine line. Although a slaveholder himself, he found slavery distasteful for a variety of reasons. He wanted to ban further importation of slaves from Africa and prevent slavery from spreading to more states. However, he did not want the new federal government to attempt to ban slavery where it already existed, because he anticipated that such an act would be difficult and controversial, emphasizing that "it will involve us in great difficulties and infelicity to be now deprived of them (of slaves)".".
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- George_Mason birthName "George Mason".
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- George_Mason birthPlace Fairfax_County,_Virginia.
- George_Mason birthYear "1725".
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- George_Mason child Thomas_Mason_(1770%E2%80%931800).
- George_Mason child Thomson_Mason_(1759%E2%80%931820).
- George_Mason child William_Mason_(1757%E2%80%931818).
- George_Mason citizenship United_States.
- George_Mason deathCause Death_by_natural_causes.
- George_Mason deathDate "1792-10-07".
- George_Mason deathPlace Fairfax_County,_Virginia.
- George_Mason deathPlace Gunston_Hall.
- George_Mason deathPlace Virginia.
- George_Mason deathYear "1792".
- George_Mason ethnicity English_American.
- George_Mason nationality United_States.
- George_Mason occupation George_Mason__1.
- George_Mason occupation Patriot_(American_Revolution).
- George_Mason occupation Virginia.
- George_Mason parent George_Mason_III.
- George_Mason religion Church_of_England.
- George_Mason religion Episcopal_Church_(United_States).
- George_Mason residence Fairfax_County,_Virginia.
- George_Mason residence Gunston_Hall.
- George_Mason residence Virginia.
- George_Mason stateOfOrigin United_States.
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- George_Mason birthDate "1725-12-11".
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- George_Mason birthPlace Fairfax_County,_Virginia.
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- George_Mason children "Ann Eilbeck Mason Johnson".
- George_Mason children "Elizabeth Mason Thornton".
- George_Mason children "James Mason".
- George_Mason children "Mary Thomson Mason Cooke".
- George_Mason children "Richard Mason".
- George_Mason children "Sarah Eilbeck Mason McCarty".
- George_Mason children "William Mason".
- George_Mason citizenship United_States.
- George_Mason dateOfBirth "1725-12-11".
- George_Mason dateOfDeath "1792-10-07".
- George_Mason deathCause Death_by_natural_causes.
- George_Mason deathDate "1792-10-07".
- George_Mason deathPlace "Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia".
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- George_Mason name "George Mason".
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- George_Mason occupation "Patriot, statesman and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention".
- George_Mason parents George_Mason_III.
- George_Mason parents "Ann Stevens Thomson".
- George_Mason placeOfBirth Colony_of_Virginia.
- George_Mason placeOfBirth Fairfax_County,_Virginia.
- George_Mason placeOfDeath "Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia".
- George_Mason religion Church_of_England.
- George_Mason religion Episcopal_Church_(United_States).
- George_Mason residence "Gunston Hall, Fairfax County, Virginia".
- George_Mason shortDescription "Virginia politician".
- George_Mason spouse "Ann Eilbeck".
- George_Mason spouse "Sarah Brent".
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