Person Mason; Charles (c 1699 - 1770); academic and clregyman Mason Charles academic and clregyman c 1699 - 1770 British Male c. 1699 Cambridgeshire, England 18th December 1770 17701218

Clergyman, Church of England Education: School at Wem, Shropshire; Trinity College, Cambridge; BA (1723), MA (1726), BD (1736), DD (1749); Incorporated at Oxford (1731) Career: Fellow of Trinity (1725); Woodwardian Professor of Geology (1734-1762); Ordained deacon (1733); Vicar of Barrington, Cambridgeshire (1742); Rector of Orwell (1762-1771). Parents: Charles Mason of Prees, Shropshire. Spouse: Elizabeth Graham, of Orwell (m. 5 November 1762) NOT to be confused with Charles Mason, Astronomer, (1728-1786) who surveyed the Mason-Dixon Line and was at one time was employed by the Royal Society but was never FRS. Fellow 24/06/1742 Cromwell Mortimer Thomas White Robert Paul James Theobald John Hadley Martin Folkes John Fuller Junior John Fuller Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Venn HW Robinson ,'A note on Charles Mason's ancestry and his family' in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 93, No. 2, 1949 TD Cope, 'Collecting source material about Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon' in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 92,(2) 1948, pp111-114. ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-11191 c 1699 - 18 Dec 1771 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 12/03/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1244 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 12/03/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes e60daa5d-ca9c-4157-a4c1-5789dc2216bb