John Y. Mason

John Y. Mason
United States Minister to France
In office January 22, 1854 – October 3, 1859
President	Franklin Pierce James Buchanan
Preceded by	William Cabell Rives
Succeeded by	Charles J. Faulkner
16th and 18th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office September 10, 1846 – March 4, 1849
President	James K. Polk
Preceded by	George Bancroft
Succeeded by	William Ballard Preston
In office March 26, 1844 – March 4, 1845
President	John Tyler
Preceded by	Thomas Walker Gilmer
Succeeded by	George Bancroft
18th United States Attorney General
In office March 5, 1845 – October 16, 1846
President	James K. Polk
Preceded by	John Nelson
Succeeded by	Nathan Clifford
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
In office March 3, 1841 – March 23, 1844
Appointed by	Martin Van Buren
Preceded by	Peter Vivian Daniel
Succeeded by	James Dandridge Halyburton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1831 – January 11, 1837
Preceded by	James Trezvant
Succeeded by	Francis E. Rives
Personal details
Born	John Young Mason (1799-04-18)April 18, 1799 Hicksford, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 3, 1859(1859-10-03) (aged 60) Paris, French Empire
Resting place	Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (AB) Litchfield Law School

John Young Mason (April 18, 1799 – October 3, 1859) was a United States representative from Virginia, the 16th and 18th United States Secretary of the Navy, the 18th Attorney General of the United States, United States Minister to France and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.