Marin County CA Archives Biographies.....Mason, George 1841 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880)

  George Mason, Was born in Yarmouth, Cumberland county, Maine, May 20, 1841,
and there resided and received his education, until June, 1861, when he shipped
before the mast and followed a sea-faring life until April 28, 1868. He then
settled in Marin county and engaged in the dairying business until 1872, when he
came to San Rafael, and in 1874 entered the employ of the North Pacific Coast
Railroad Co., where he continued until elected Sheriff of Marin county at the
general election of September, 1879. Mr. Mason married July 17, 1877, Katie Olds.

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HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA;
INCLUDING ITS
Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography;
TOGETHER WITH
A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish
and American Pioneers;

A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a
Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County;

Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San
Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships;

Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent
Settlers and Representative Men;
ALSO
An Historical Sketch of the State of California,
In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag

ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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