George+Mason

=   George Maso n     = =   George Mason was a United States patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the United States Constitutional Convention. Along with James Madison, they are called "Fathers of the Bill of Rights".For all of these things he is considered to be one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States. George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights,which detailed specific rights for citizens.The Bill of Rights is based on Mason's earlier Virginia Declaration of Rights. = = = = = =    =