VENN: Adm. pens. (age 17) at ST JOHN'S, July 1, 1742. 1st s. of William (above), clerk, Yorks. (by his first wife). B. at Hull, Feb. 23, 1724-5. School, Hull (Mr Blyth). ' Matric. 1742; Scholar; B.A. 1745-6; M.A. from Pembroke, 1749. Fellow of Pembroke, 1747. Ord. deacon (Chester) Nov. 17; priest, Nov. 24, 1754. R. of Aston, Yorks., 1754-97. Preb. of York, 1756-62; Precentor and canon residentiary, 1762-97. Chaplain to the King, 1757-72. R. of Langton-on-Swale, Yorks., 1777-97. Chaplain to Lord Holderness and King George II. Corresponded with Horace Walpole. Composed church music. Author, poetical. Friend and biographer of Gray. Married Mary, dau. of William Sherman, of Hull, Feb. 25, 1765. Died Apr. 5, 1797. M.I. at Aston and in Westminster Abbey and York Minster. Will, P.C.C. (Scott-Mayor, III. 531; D.N.B.; A. B. Beaven.)
SEE OXFORD DNB: Mason, William (1725–1797), poet and garden designer
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1754 | Ordi(ordination) | Mason, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Appointment) | Mason, William | Robert, Earl of Holdernesse / | Chaplain | View |
| 1754 | Appt(Institution) | Mason, William | Aston / | Rector | View |
| 1754 | Ordi(ordination) | Mason, William | / | priest | View |
| 1756 | Appt(Collation) | Mason, William | York St Peter's / Canonry of Holme | Canon | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Institution) | Mason, William | York St Peter / | Precentor | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Institution) | Mason, William | York St Peter's / Canonry of Driffield | Canon | View |
| 1762 | Vac(resignation) | Mason, William | York St Peter's / Canonry and Prebend of Holme | Prebendary | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Resignation) | Mason, William | York St Peter's / Prebend of Holme | Prebendary | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Institution) | Mason, William | Aston / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Vac(cession) | Mason, William | Aston / | Rector | View |
| 1777 | Appt(Institution) | Mason, William | Langton on Swale / | Rector | View |
| 1793 | Vac(cession) | Mason, William | Langton on Swale / | Rector | View |
| 1797 | Vac(Death) | Mason, William | York Minster / | Precentor | View |
| 1797 | Vac(Death) | Mason, William | Aston / | Rector | View |
| 1797 | Vac(Death) | Mason, William | York Minster / Prebend of Driffield | Precentor | View |