John Mason ( -1788) was master of the Prince of Wales when he arrived at Sydney in January 1788 as part of the First Fleet. During the return voyage he became ill with scurvy and died on 9 October 1788.
* information from Mollie Gillen, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet (1989), p 241
'Mason, John (?–1788)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mason-john-31490/text38945, accessed 5 June 2025.