Edward G. Mason

Mason was born August 23, 1839 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was the son of Roswell B. Mason and Harriet L. Mason. Mason's father moved the family to Chicago, Illinois in the early history of Chicago (in the years it was still a village, rather than a city). A civil engineer, his father was involved in several emerging business enterprises in Chicago and eventually served the city's mayor. Mason himself completed college preparatory studies in Chicago, attending Yale University and graduating in 1860. Two of Mason's siblings, Henry B. Mason and Alfred B. Mason, also later attended Yale (in the graduating classes of 1870 and 1871, respectively). ==Legal career==

In 1863, he was admitted to a legal bar and subsequently entered practice in a law firm formed with Walter Mattocks and John Mattocks under the name "Mattocks & Mason". Mattocks was a leading member of the Illinois Bar Association. He also was a leading member of the Chicago Bar Association, and served as its president. ==Work as a historian==

Mattocks served as president of the Chicago Historical Society from 1887 until 1898. He was also a member of various other historical societies. Mattocks authored several important published works related to histories. Among his works were numerous papers on the formative history of Illinois that were collected and published together as the 1901 publication Chapters from Illinois History. He also authored history-focused articles that were published in various magazines. ==Yale fellow and trustee==

Mason was a fellow and trusttee of the Yale Corporation from 1891 until his death in 1898. He was also involved in the Chicago Yale Association. Prior to his death, he was considered a possible successor to Timothy Dwight V to serve as the next president of Yale University. ==Other work and involvement==

Mattocks served as president of the Chicago Literary Club, and the University Club of Chicago. ==Personal life==

Mason's home was at 4623 Ellis Avenue. Roughly a year before his death, he had bought a home from Ransom Reed Cable on North Side of Chicago where he intended to move, but died before doing so. –1889 graduate of Yale, • Roswell B. Mason (1873–1934) –1895 graduate of Yale, –1898 graduate of Yale, • Huntington Mason –1899 graduate of Yale • George F. Mason graduate of Yale University, drama critic for the Toronto Globe and Mail, University of Minnesota english instructor • Edith Mason ==Death==

Mason died at the age of 59 in Chicago on December 18, 1898, presided over the funeral, which was attended by prominent members of civic organizations that Mason had been a member of. ==References==