Today we're looking at George Mason. This was a request from an anon in an earlier thread. As I said then, if there's others you'd like to see, feel free to make a recommendationGeorge Mason (12/11/1725 - 10/7/1792) was a Founding Father of the USA from Virginia. He was the primary author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which heavily inspired the Bill of Rights and other future bills. Some notable feats or facts include>Born to the planter class during the Tobacco crop era. Father owned almost 21k acres>Named to the Court of Fairfax County in 1747. Often didn't attend due to poor health and distance. Briefly a member of the House of Burgesses>Diversified his crops at Gunston Hall and grew wheat. Pioneered the Virginia wine industry alongside Jefferson>Neighbors to George Washington. Friends at first, but later enemies over differences of opinion regarding the federal constitution>Became a supporter for colonial rights around 1760 and supported independence>Heavily anti-slavery but also owned more slaves than anyone in Virginia except Washington>Largely wrote the Fairfax Resolves in 1774 to reject Britain's claim of authority, at Washington's request>Wrote much of the Virginia Declaration of Rights which would influence the Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights>Member of the House of Delegates during the Revolution but did not serve on the Continental Congress>Did not sign the Constitution in 1787, citing a lack of bill of rights. Also wanted to immediately end the slave trade and a supermajority on the Navigation Acts as he worried shipping restrictions would harm Virginia>Constant pressing of a Bill of Rights inspired Madison to introduce one in 1789, which in turn inspired Lafayette's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen>Namesake today of George Mason University in Fairfax, founded 1949What do you think of this Founding Father? Link to previous thread: >>18690113
>Did not sign the Constitution in 1787, citing a lack of bill of rights. Also wanted to immediately end the slave trade and a supermajority on the Navigation Acts as he worried shipping restrictions would harm VirginiaBased
>>18691767>This was a request from an anon in an earlier thread.hey that was me! Thanks for delivering. I learned about him after coming across his unkempt little memorial in DC and thought he seemed really cool, refusing to sign the constitution because it wasn't protective enough of rights
As expected the board is more interested in arguing about religion or getting mad at jews than actually talking about history outside of the stuff they learned in primary school
literal who?
>>18691767i think he's just not well known enough to drive discussion.
>>18691767I don't trust any of the Virginian founding fathers.
>>18692440Don't forget about butthurt metaposting
More like George Freemason.
