Background
Walsh,, Mason was born on October 23, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Mason and Alice Elizabeth (Breneman) Walsh.
Walsh,, Mason was born on October 23, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Mason and Alice Elizabeth (Breneman) Walsh.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1960.
Associate, partner firm Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, 1960-1967. With T. Mellon & Sons, 1967-1971. Senior vice president, general counsel Richard K. Mellon & Sons, since 1971.
Trustee Richard King Mellon Foundation, Ramakrishna Mellon Family Foundation, Richard King Mellon Charitable Trusts.
Member Pennsylvania State University Alumni Council, 1977-1980. Trustee Valley School of Ligonier, Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh. Vice president, trustee Children's Hospital.
Chairman, trustee Nature Conservancy, Washington., 1976-1986. Trustee Coastal Land Trust, Alabama, American Farmland Trust, Wildlife Wildlands Institute, Montana. Member National Strategic Minerals and Materials Policy Advisory Committee, Washington.
Served with United States Army Reserve, 1961. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Allegheny County Bar Association, American Law Institute, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Tau, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Clubs: Harvard-Yale-Princeton (Pittsburgh), Duquesne (Pittsburgh).
Rolling Rock (board governors), Laurel Valley Golf (board governors, Ligonier). University (New York City). Metropolitan (Washington).
Married Carole Henderson Krick, December 23, 1961 (divorced 1980). Children: Richard S., Constance. Married Marigil Moran, 1982.