William Mason may refer to: * William Mason (gunsmith) (1837–1913), American engineer and inventor working for Remington, Colt, and Winchester * William Mason (composer) (1829–1908), American composer and pianist * William Mason (locomotive builder) (1808–1883), built locomotives at his Mason Machine Works between 1853 and 1889, including: *

William Mason (locomotive) ''William Mason'' is a 4-4-0 steam locomotive currently on display at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was built for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, carrying that railroad's number 25. The locomot ...

, steam locomotive built by the aforementioned builder for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and later named in his honor *

William Mason (architect) William Mason (24 February 1810 – 22 June 1897) was a New Zealand architect born in Ipswich, England, the son of an architect/builder George Mason and Susan, née Forty. Trained by his father he went to London where he seems to have worked for ...

(1810–1897), architect and first mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand *

William Mason (stenographer) William Mason (fl. 1672–1709) was an English writing-master and stenographer. Life Working in London, Mason first tried shorthand in 1659. He started with the system then generally attributed to Jeremiah Rich, though by William Cartwright. Aft ...

(fl. 1672–1709), English writing-master * William Mason (poet) (1724–1797), English poet, editor and gardener *

William Mason (religious writer) William Mason (1719 – 29 September 1791) was a Calvinist writer. Mason was born in Rotherhithe. He wrote a number of very popular Christian books, and was twice briefly editor of The Gospel Magazine, immediately before and immediately after ...

(1719–1791), Calvinist author and editor of the Gospel Magazine * William Mason (New York politician) (1786–1860), United States Representative from New York *

William D. Mason Bill Mason "William D." (born 1959) is the former prosecutor of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He took office in 1999, succeeding Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Mason was re-elected in 2004 and 2008. Mason was born and raised in Parma, Ohio, and was an accomplis ...

(born 1959), prosecutor from Cuyahoga County, Ohio *

William E. Mason (American politician) William Ernest Mason (July 7, 1850June 16, 1921) was a Republican U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois. He was the father of Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck. Mason was born in Franklinville, New York. His family moved to Bentonsport, Io ...

(1850–1921), U.S. Representative and Senator from Illinois * William E. Mason (Canadian politician) (1866–1951), former mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada *

William E. Mason (East St. Louis mayor) William E. Mason is an American politician who was elected as the second African-American mayor of East Saint Louis, Illinois, then the largest city in St. Clair County, Illinois. Mason served as superintendent of the East Saint Louis school d ...

, former mayor of East Saint Louis, Illinois *

William Mason (1757–1818) William Mason (22 October 1757 – 7 February 1818) was an American planter and soldier. He was a militiaman in the American Revolutionary War and a prominent Virginia planter. Mason was the third son of George Mason, an American patriot, statesm ...

, American militiaman in the American Revolutionary War and Virginia planter *

William Temple Thomson Mason William Temple Thomson Mason (July 24, 1782 – 1862) was a prominent Virginia farmer and businessman. Early life William Temple Thomson Mason was born on July 24, 1782, at Raspberry Plain. "Temple", as his family called him, was Thomson Mason' ...

(1782–1862), Virginia farmer, businessman and politician *

William Mason, 1st Baron Blackford William James Peake Mason, 1st Baron Blackford JP (11 November 1862 – 21 July 1947), known as Sir William Mason, Bt, between 1918 and 1935, was a British politician and public servant. Mason was the son of George Holt Mason, of Broadwater, Tunb ...

(1862–1947), British politician and public servant *

William Shaw Mason William Shaw Mason (1774–1853) was an Irish statistician and bibliographer. Amongst his works was ''A Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland''. Irish Folk-Lore" ''The Folk-Lore Journal''. Volume 6. Life He graduated B.A. at Trinity C ...

(1774–1853), statistician and bibliographer *

William Mason (cricketer) William Hayley Mason (18 April 1811 – 24 January 1865) was an English cricketer. Mason's batting style is unknown. He was born at Chichester, Sussex. Mason made his first-class debut for Sussex against England in 1834 at the Royal New Grou ...

(1811–1865), English cricketer *

William Pinckney Mason William Pinckney Mason (10 January 1843 – 16 December 1922) was a lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy, ultimately serving as commander of several ironclad gunboats. Mason was a great-grandson of George Mason, author of the Virginia B ...

(1843–1922), lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy *

William S. Mason William Spencer Mason (May 25, 1832 – March 27, 1899)"Mayor Mason Dead; City's Executive Passed Away at 2:10 This Morning". ''The Morning Oregonian'', March 27, 1899, p. 1. served as mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1891 to 1894 and 1898 to 189 ...

(1832–1899), mayor of Portland, Oregon, 1891–1894 and 1898–1899 *William H. Mason, inventor of masonite *William Mason (1760–1830), Revolutionary War soldier, founder of city of Mason, Ohio * Bill Mason (1929–1988), Canadian canoeist and author *William Mason, a pseudonym of

William W. Johnstone William Wallace Johnstone (October 28, 1938 – February 8, 2004) was an American author most known for his western, horror and survivalist novels. Life and career Early life Born and raised in southern Missouri, Johnstone was the youngest ...

* Willie Mason (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer * Willy Mason (born 1984), singer-songwriter *

William Mason (Downton Abbey) This is a list of characters from ''Downton Abbey'', a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece (TV series), Masterpiece for ITV (TV network), ITV and PBS, respectively ...

, a fictional character on the series ''Downton Abbey'', played by Thomas Howes *William Mason, director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago

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