What is James O. Mason?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = James O. Mason | birth_name = James Ostermann Mason | image = James O. Mason USPHS.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|06|19}} | birth_place = [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|10|09|1930|06|19}} | death_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | office = [[United States Assistant Secretary for Health]] | term_start = 1989 | term_end = 1993 | president = [[George H.W. Bush]] | predecessor = Robert E. Windom | successor = [[Philip R. Lee]] | office2 = [[Surgeon General of the United States]] | status2 = Acting | term_start2 = October 1, 1989 | term_end2 = March 9, 1990 | president2 = [[Ronald Reagan]]<br>[[George H. W. Bush]] | predecessor2 = [[C. Everett Koop]] | successor2 = [[Antonia Novello]] | office3 = Director of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] | term_start3 = 1983 | term_end3 = 1989 | president3 = [[Ronald Reagan]] | predecessor3 = [[William H. Foege]] | successor3 = [[William L. Roper]] | education = [[University of Utah]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}} {{small|([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])}}<br>[[Harvard University]] {{small|([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}} }} '''James Ostermann Mason''' (June 19, 1930 &ndash; October 9, 2019) was an American [[physician]] and public health administrator. Mason was the [[United States Assistant Secretary for Health]] (ASH) from 1989 to 1993 and the Acting [[Surgeon General of the United States]] from 1989 to 1990. As the ASH he was also a former four-star [[Admiral (United States)|admiral]] in the [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]]. Mason was also a director of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] and a [[general authority]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church). Mason served in the church as a [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]], [[stake president]], and [[regional represen