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Weems, Mason Locke (1759–1825)| American writer and cleric. His biography The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington, published around 1800, contained the first published version of the ‘cherry-tree’ legend which was responsible for much of the Washington myth. He also wrote lives of Francis Marion 1809 and Benjamin Franklin 1815. |
| Born in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, Weems studied for the ministry in England and was ordained in the Anglican church 1784. Returning to America, he served as a parish cleric until 1792. |
| Thereafter he still insisted on being addressed as ‘Parson Weems’. After becoming the sales agent of a Philadelphia publisher, Weems settled in Virginia 1795 and became an author. |
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