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Mason Locke Weems

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Fictionalizing biographer of George Washington (1759-1825)

United StatesWritersLived 1759 to 1825 · aged 65
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Mason Locke Weems, usually referred to as Parson Weems, was an American minister, evangelical bookseller and author who wrote the first biography of George Washington immediately after his death.

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Bel Air Plantation, where Weems and his family moved upon the death of his father-in-law, Col. Jesse Ewell, in 1805Bel Air Plantation, where Weems and his family moved upon the death of his father-in-law, Col. Jesse Ewell, in 1805Parson Weems' Fable, a 1939 painting by Grant Wood, depicting both Weems and his "Cherry Tree" storyParson Weems' Fable, a 1939 painting by Grant Wood, depicting both Weems and his "Cherry Tree" story

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Mason Locke Weems, usually referred to as Parson Weems, was an American minister, evangelical bookseller and author who wrote the first biography of George Washington immediately after his death. Some popular stories about Washington thought during the 20th century to be apocryphal can be traced to Weems, including the cherry tree tale. Weems' biography of Washington was a bestseller that depicted Washington's virtues and was intended to provide morally instructive tales for the youth of the young nation.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1759 to 1825 · aged 65
Written about in
9 languages

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