Josiah Mason

Sir Josiah Mason
Sir Josiah Mason
	Portrait of Mason by Henry Penn, 1870
Born	23 February 1795; Mill Street, Kidderminster, England
Died	16 June 1881 (aged 86)
Monuments	Statue by Francis John Williamson (1885, destroyed); Bust cast from statue by William Bloye (1952, at Erdington);
Nationality	English
Occupation	Industrialist
Known for	Philanthropy

Sir Josiah Mason (23 February 1795 – 16 June 1881) was an English industrialist, engaged in pen manufacture and other trades, and a philanthropist. He founded Mason Science College in 1875,^[1]^[2] which later became the University of Birmingham.^[3]

^ "Mason College". Birmingham University. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
^ Warner, D.; Palfreyman, D., eds. (2001). The State of UK Higher Education: Managing Change and Diversity. Buckingham: Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0335206599.
^ "Foundation of the University 1767 -1899". University of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.

Sir Josiah Mason
Portrait of Mason by Henry Penn, 1870
Born	(1795-02-23)23 February 1795 Mill Street, Kidderminster, England
Died	16 June 1881(1881-06-16) (aged 86)
Monuments	Statue by Francis John Williamson (1885, destroyed) Bust cast from statue by William Bloye (1952, at Erdington)
Nationality	English
Occupation	Industrialist
Known for	Philanthropy