Mason Sears
Philip Mason Sears (born December 29, 1899 — December 13, 1973) was an American politician and diplomat who served as an ambassador, member of the Massachusetts General Court, and the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party. Personal life Sears was born on December 29, 1899, to Philip Shelton Sears, a sculptor, and Mary Cabot (Higginson) Sears. He attended St. Mark's School and graduated from Harvard College in 1922. On December 29, 1924, he married Zilla MacDougall, the daughter of Admiral William D. MacDougall. He had a son, Philip Mason Sears, and two grandchildren. He lived in Dedham, Massachusetts and died at the Faulkner Hospital. Naval career Sears served in the United States Navy, where he was an attaché to the United States State Department delegation in Peking, China. Here he met Danish ambassador Henrik Kauffmann, who would become his friend and later marry Sears' sister-in-law Charlotte MacDougall. Sears also served in the Navy during World War II. Political career Sears was a Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1935 to 1937 and the Massachusetts Senate from 1939 to 1943 and again from 1947 to 1949. Sears was Massachusetts Republican State Chair from 1949 to 1950 and was delegate