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Mason County, West VirginiaMason County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameFor George Mason, author of the Constitution of VA and a member of the convention which framed the US Constitution Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts Early History of Mason County, West VirginiaMason County was created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 2, 1804, from parts of Kanawha County. The county was named in honor of George Mason (1725-1792). He was born in Virginia in 1725, was the author of the Constitution of Virginia and a member of the Philadelphia constitutional convention that framed the Constitution of the United States during the summer of 1787. Not satisfied with the protections provided state's rights during the deliberations, he refused to sign the document and later opposed its ratification by Virginia.
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