Mason, Roswell B. (1805-1892)

Image

Item Relations

Mentioned in (2)
Comments (0)

Jane Addams's Own Story of Her Work: Fifteen Years at Hull House (First of Three Installments), March 1906

Autobiographical Notes Upon Twenty Years at Hull-House: Early Undertakings at Hull-House, June 1910

Comments

Birth Date

1805-09-19

Death Date

1892-01-01

Birthplace

New Hartford, NY

Biographical Text

Roswell B. Mason worked for as an engineer for the Illinois Central Railroad. He then served as the mayor of Chicago from 1869 to 1871. Mason was on the Chicago Board of Public Works and served as a trustee of the Illinois Industrial University. During his term as mayor, the Great Chicago Fire occurred and he placed Chicago under martial law.

Mason was married to Harriet L. Hopkins. They had eight children together. Mason died in 1892.