The Five George Masons

A founding father, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights, George Mason worked passionately and diligently throughout his life, both as a private citizen and as a public servant, to ensure that government protected the inherent rights of the people.

The Five George Masons, first published in 1975, provides a comprehensive overview of five generations of the Mason family, beginning with George Mason I, who fled England for the Colony of Virginia in the early 1650s. This second edition includes a new foreword as well as color photos and maps, while faithfully reproducing the original edition's unique genealogical charts of the Mason family. This volume serves as a uniquely valuable resource for historians, educators, genealogists, and all those interested in the history of Virginia and the early United States.