Mason Locke Weems
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Mason Locke Weems was an early American biographer and minister best known for popularizing legendary anecdotes about George Washington, including the famous cherry tree story.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican minister
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biographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1825 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1790 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Parson Weems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1759-10-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1825-05-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Beaufort, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedGeorgeWashingtonAs | a model of republican virtue ⓘ |
| educatedAt | College of William & Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Weems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Mason Locke Weems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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moral literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American patriotic literature
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American popular memory of George Washington ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the cherry tree story about George Washington
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moralizing biographical narratives ⓘ popularizing legendary anecdotes about George Washington ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
anecdotal
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didactic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington
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The Life of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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book agent ⓘ clergyman ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Beaufort, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedWashingtonAs | a virtuous, almost mythic national hero ⓘ |
| positionHeld | rector of Pohick Church (briefly) ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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Episcopal Church (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldBooksFor | Mathew Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPenName | Parson Weems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Andrew Jackson
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Marion NERFINISHED ⓘ George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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