File:George Mason.jpg

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Portrait of George Mason (1725-1792), American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. He is called the "Father of the Bill of Rights". For all of these reasons he is considered to be one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States.
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Notes Painted around the time of Mason’s first marriage. This is a copy of the original, which was ruined.
Source/Photographer http://web9r.durango.k12.co.us/grants/teachingamhistory/images/george_mason.jpg ([1])

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current10:48, 20 October 2006Thumbnail for version as of 10:48, 20 October 2006209 × 270 (10 KB)Nathanael G. Molineux== Description == George Mason (December 11, 1725 – October 7, 1792) was a United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. He is called the "Father of the Bill of Rights". For all of

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