Education
University of Virginia School of Law.
University of Virginia School of Law.
Mason was appointed United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia by John F. Kennedy in 1961. Prior to this appointment, Mason and Kennedy had served together in the South Pacific as naval officers during World World War II, and Mason was subsequently a district campaign coordinator for Kennedy"s presidential bid. Mason served as United States. Attorney for two terms, until 1969.
The current United States. attorney"s offices in Roanoke are named for Mason.
After his second term, he took a job at Norfolk and Western Railway working as a liaison to the General Assembly. He retired in 1983. Mason graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1941.