John Mason biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of John Mason

Author Name:

John Mason

Born As:

John Mason

Other Names:

Born:

1586

Died:

1635




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Sailor and explorer                          
Founder of the Province of New Hampshire.                          
                          
                          
Mason was appointed the second Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland's Cuper's Cove colony in 1615, succeeding John Guy. Mason arrived on the island in 1616 and explored much of the territory. He compiled a map of the island and wrote and published a short tract of his findings. Newfoundland's name was changed to Newfoundland and Labrado in 2001.