# John Mason

> John Mason was an English-born settler, soldier, commander and Deputy Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Mason was best known for leading a group of Puritan settlers and Indian allies on a combined attack on a Pequot Fort in an event known as the Mystic Massacre. The destruction and loss of life he oversaw effectively ended the hegemony of the Pequot tribe in southeast Connecticut.

*English Army major, 1600–1672*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1600
- **Died:** 1672-01-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Mason](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mason)
- [John Mason (colonist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mason_(colonist))
- [John Mason (1600-1672)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mason_(1600-1672))
- [John Mason (offiser)](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mason_(offiser))
- [John Mason (giurista)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mason_(giurista))
- [Ioannes Mason (c. 1600–1672)](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Mason_(c._1600%E2%80%931672))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q957542)

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