William E. Mason (American politician)

William Ernest Mason


United States Senator from Illinois
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
Preceded by	John M. Palmer
Succeeded by	Albert J. Hopkins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	James Hugh Ward
Succeeded by	Allan C. Durborow, Jr.
Constituency	3rd district
In office March 4, 1917 – June 16, 1921
Preceded by	William E. Williams
Succeeded by	Winnifred S. M. Huck
Constituency	At-large
Member of the Illinois Senate
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives

Personal details
Born	(1850-07-07)July 7, 1850 Franklinville, New York
Died	June 16, 1921(1921-06-16) (aged 70) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
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William Ernest Mason (July 7, 1850 – June 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, Iowa when he was 8. He attended Birmingham College. After graduating, he taught at Bentonsport Academy, which he had previously attended. After studying law, he moved to Chicago in 1872 and was admitted to the bar.^[1]

Mason was elected to Congress in 1886 and again two years later. Following his defeat in 1890, he returned to law practice in Chicago in 1891 but was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1896. After one term, he returned to Chicago. He served three more terms in the House from 1917 until his death. Mason often was an opponent of U.S. intervention in foreign affairs. He delivered a fiery speech advocating self-governance for the Philippines during the Philippine–American War at the turn of the 20th century: "You cannot govern the Philippine Islands without taxing them. You have not yet their consent to tax them. You propose again to tax them without representation. Look out for tea parties"^[2] On April 5, 1917, he was one of 50 representatives who voted against declaring war on Germany.^[3]

He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Waukegan, Illinois.

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^ "Mason, William Ernest". History, Art & Archives. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
^ Speech of Hon. Wm E. Mason, of Illinois, in the Senate of the United States, Tuesday, January 10, 1899. Govt. Print. Off. 1899. Retrieved September 12, 2020 – via Hathi Trust Digital Library.
^ "U.S. House of Representatives tally sheet for the Declaration of War on Germany, April 6, 1917". U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. Retrieved September 12, 2020.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by James H. Ward	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district 1887–1891	Succeeded by Allan C. Durborow, Jr.
Preceded by William E. Williams	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's at-large congressional district March 4, 1917 – June 16, 1921	Succeeded by Winnifred S. M. Huck
U.S. Senate
Preceded by John M. Palmer	U.S. senator (Class 3) from Illinois 1897–1903 Served alongside: Shelby M. Cullom	Succeeded by Albert J. Hopkins

v t e United States senators from Illinois
Class 2	Thomas McLean Baker Robinson McRoberts Semple S. Douglas Browning Richardson Yates Logan Davis Cullom Lewis McCormick Deneen Lewis Slattery Brooks P. Douglas Percy Simon Durbin
Class 3	Edwards McLean Kane Ewing Young Breese Shields Trumbull Oglesby Logan Farwell Palmer Mason Hopkins Lorimer Sherman McKinley Glenn Dieterich Lucas Dirksen Smith Stevenson III Dixon Moseley Braun Fitzgerald Obama Burris Kirk Duckworth

v t e Chairmen of the United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
Post Office and Post Roads (1816–1947)	Wilson Stokes Lanman Johnson Bibb Grundy Robinson Henderson Merrick Niles Rusk Yulee Gwin Collamer Dixon Ramsey Hamlin Ferry Maxey Ferry Hill Conger Sawyer Vilas Wolcott Mason Penrose Bourne Bankhead Townsend Sterling Moses Phipps Oddie McKellar Chávez
Civil Service and Retrenchment (1873–1921)	Wright Clayton Blaine Teller Butler Hawley Chace Wolcott Call Jarvis Pritchard Baker Perkins Cummins Pomerene McKellar Sterling
Civil Service (1921–1947)	Sterling Stanfield Couzens Dale Bulow Downey
Post Office and Civil Service (1947–1977)	Langer Johnston Carlson Johnston Monroney McGee

Illinois's delegation(s) to the 50th–51st, 55th–57th & 65th–67th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

50th	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌C. Farwell (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌T. Henderson (R) ▌W. Springer (D) ▌R. Townshend (D) ▌J. Thomas (R) ▌L. Payson (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌G. Adams (R) ▌R. Dunham (R) ▌J. Rowell (R) ▌J. Baker (R) ▌S. Landes (D) ▌F. Lawler (D) ▌R. Plumb (R) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌G. Anderson (D) ▌W. Gest (R) ▌E. Lane (D) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌P. Post (R)
51st	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌C. Farwell (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌T. Henderson (R) ▌W. Springer (D) ▌R. Townshend (R) ▌L. Payson (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌G. Adams (R) ▌J. Rowell (R) ▌F. Lawler (D) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌W. Gest (R) ▌E. Lane (D) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌P. Post (R) ▌S. Wike (D) ▌G. Fithian (D) ▌W. Forman (D) ▌C. Hill (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌A. Taylor (R) ▌J. Williams (D)
55th	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Mason (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌B. Marsh (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌J. Baker (D) ▌J. Connolly (R) ▌E. Cooke (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌W. Reeves (R) ▌V. Warner (R) ▌G. White (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌H. Belknap (R) ▌A. Hunter (D) ▌J. Campbell (D) ▌W. Hinrichsen (D) ▌T. Jett (D) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌D. Mills (R) ▌H. Boutell (R)
56th	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Mason (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌B. Marsh (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌J. Williams (D) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌W. Lorimer (R) ▌W. Reeves (R) ▌V. Warner (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌T. Jett (D) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌B. Caldwell (D) ▌J. Crowley (D) ▌T. Cusack (D) ▌G. Foster (D) ▌E. Noonan (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌W. Williams (D)
57th	Senate: ▌S. Cullom (R) · ▌W. Mason (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌R. Hitt (R) ▌A. Hopkins (R) ▌G. Smith (R) ▌J. Williams (D) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌J. Graff (R) ▌W. Reeves (R) ▌V. Warner (R) ▌G. Prince (R) ▌T. Jett (D) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Boutell (R) ▌B. Caldwell (D) ▌J. Crowley (D) ▌G. Foster (D) ▌J. Feely (D) ▌F. Kern (D) ▌W. Mahoney (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌J. R. Mickey (D) ▌T. Selby (D)
65th	Senate: ▌J. H. Lewis (D) · ▌L. Sherman (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌G. Foss (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌J. Sterling (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌M. Foster (D) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌I. Copley (R) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌E. King (R) ▌L. Wheeler (R) ▌T. Williams (R) ▌W. Graham (R) ▌C. Ireland (R) ▌N. Juul (R) ▌C. Martin (D) ▌J. M. McCormick (R) ▌J. Rainey (D)
66th	Senate: ▌L. Sherman (R) · ▌M. McCormick (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌H. Rainey (D) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌W. Wilson (R) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌W. McKinley (R) ▌T. Gallagher (D) ▌J. McAndrews (D) ▌I. Copley (R) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌E. King (R) ▌L. Wheeler (R) ▌T. Williams (R) ▌W. Graham (R) ▌C. Ireland (R) ▌N. Juul (R) ▌J. Rainey (D) ▌E. Brooks (R) ▌C. Chindblom (R) ▌F. Smith (R) ▌R. Yates Jr. (R)
67th	Senate: ▌M. McCormick (R) · ▌W. McKinley (R)	House: ▌J. Cannon (R) ▌J. Mann (R) ▌W. Rodenberg (R) ▌M. Madden (R) ▌C. Fuller (R) ▌A. Sabath (D) ▌I. Copley (R) ▌J. McKenzie (R) ▌F. Britten (R) ▌W. Mason (R) ▌E. Denison (R) ▌E. King (R) ▌L. Wheeler (R) ▌T. Williams (R) ▌W. Graham (R) ▌C. Ireland (R) ▌J. Rainey (D) ▌E. Brooks (R) ▌C. Chindblom (R) ▌R. Yates Jr. (R) ▌F. Funk (R) ▌J. Gorman (R) ▌S. Kunz (D) ▌M. A. Michaelson (R) ▌A. Moore (R) ▌G. Shaw (R) ▌E. Sproul (R) ▌W. Mason Huck (R)

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