Hugh Mason (30 January 1817 – 2 February 1886) was an English mill owner, social reformer and Liberal politician. He was born in Stalybridge and brought up in Stalybridge and Ashton-under-Lyne until he entered the family cotton business in…
Mason was born at Chesterton, the son of Cecil Mason and his wife Norah Evers. He was educated at Cambridge University. In 1936 he was a member of the winning Cambridge boat in the Boat Race.