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Richard Nelson Mason
Richard Nelson Mason
Born	Richard Nelson Mason; June 26, 1876; Culpeper, Virginia, US
Died	November 22, 1940 (aged 64); Garfield Hospital, Washington, D.C., US
Resting place	Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)
Occupation(s)	Educator and principal
Employer	Gunston Hall School
Parent	Beverley Randolph Mason (father)
Relatives	George Mason IV (great-great grandfather); Richard Chichester Mason (grandfather)

Richard Nelson Mason (June 26, 1876 – November 22, 1940) was an American educator and school principal in Washington, D.C. He was the principal of Gunston Hall School, which was founded by his parents. Mason was a great-great-grandson George Mason.^[1]

Early life

Mason was born in Culpeper, Virginia on June 26, 1876.^[2]^[3]^[1] He was the only son of Beverley Randolph Mason and his wife Elizabeth Harrison Nelson.^[2]^[3] Mason was named after his grandfather, Dr. Richard Chichester Mason.^[2]^[3]

Mason and his siblings were first raised and educated at the family residence at 3017 O Street, N.W. in Georgetown.^[4] Mason's parents started a school to educate their children and friends' children.^[4] The school was named Gunston Hall School for Mason's great-great-grandfather George Mason.^[4]^[5]^[6] As Gunston Hall School grew, it became an institution of higher learning for girls and young ladies.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Career

Mason was an educator at and later become the business manager of the Gunston Hall School after it moved to its final location at 1906 Florida Avenue, N.W.^[6]^[7] Mason's management maintained the school's tradition and continued its high ranking among private schools for young ladies in the United States.^[4] He continued his role as business manager of the Gunston Hall School until his death.^[4]

Personal life

Mason married Blanche Andrews on October 31, 1925.^[2]^[3] They had one daughter, Elizabeth Nelson Mason (born 27 November 1935.^[2]^[3]

Mason was elected into the Sons of the American Revolution on 27 May 1915,^[7] due to his descent from his great-grandfather, Robert Randolph (1759–1825).^[7]

Mason died on November 22, 1940, at Garfield Hospital in Washington, D.C.^[2]^[3]^[1] He was interred on November 25, 1940, at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Richard Nelson Mason

16. George Mason IV

8. Thomson Mason

17. Ann Eilbeck

4. Richard Chichester Mason

18. Stevens Thomson

9. Sarah McCarty Chichester

19. Dorothea Taunton

2. Beverley Randolph Mason

20. Peter Randolph

10. Robert Randolph

21. Lucy Cocke Bolling

5. Lucy Bolling Randolph

22. Charles Carter

11. Elizabeth Hill Carter

23. Mary Walker Carter

1. Richard Nelson Mason

24. Thomas Nelson

12. Hugh Nelson

25. Lucy Grymes

6. Keating Lewis Simmons Nelson

26. Francis Kinloch

13. Elizabeth Kinloch

27. Mildred Walker

3. Elizabeth Harrison Nelson

14. Thornton Rogers

7. Julia Ann Rogers

15. Margaret Hart

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia biography, under the editorial supervision of Lyon Gardiner Tyler. University of Virginia: Lewis historical publishing company. Archived from the original on 2017-12-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gunston Hall. "Richard Nelson Mason". Gunston Hall. Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Barry Christopher Noonan. "DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD III". DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD III. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Paul Kelsey Williams (2003). "Scenes from the Past..." (PDF). washingtonhistory.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
^ ^a ^b Grace Dunlop Peter (2009). "Third Street, Beall (O) Street, West (P) Street in George Town". Access Genealogy: A Free Genealogy Resource. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
^ ^a ^b ^c shorpy.com (2009-03-29). "Gunston Girls: 1905". shorpy.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bob Kipke (2009). "The Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia, 1920". Access Genealogy: A Free Genealogy Resource. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2009-08-24.