William Mason (1725 – 1797) was an English poet, editor and gardener.
William Mason (1808-1883) was a master mechanical engineer and builder of railroad steam locomotives. He founded Mason Machine Works of Taunton, Massachusetts. His company was a significant supplier of locomotives and rifles for the Union Army during the American Civil War.
William Mason (Boston, January 24 1829 – New York City, July 14, 1908) was an American composer, and a member of a musical family.
On June 1, 1803, Revolutionary War veteran William Mason paid $1,700 at auction to purchase 640 acres of land in what is now downtown Mason. In 1815, he platted 16 lots on this land and named the village "Palmira." In 1832, 2 years after the death of William Mason and according to his will, over 40 more lots were platted on the north, south, and west of Palmira.
William Mason (1810-1897) architect, born in Ipswich, EnglandWilliam Mason: The First New Zealand Architect,1971 John Stacpoole, he learnt his profession under various architects: Thomas Telford, Peter Nicholson & Edward Blore. He practised architecture in his native town before emigrating to New South Wales in 1838, where he was employed by the colonial architect. In 1840 he set sail for New Zealand as a member of Governor William Hobson's party, thus becoming the first professionally trained architect in New Zealand.
William Mason, Calvinist writer; born Rotherhithe, 1719; died 29 September, 1791.