Wesson

Wesson

Wesson may refer to, among other things:

*Wesson, Mississippi, a town in Copiah County
*Wesson, Arkansas, a township in Union County, Arkansas
*Wesson cooking oil, a brand now owned by ConAgra Foods, Inc.
*USS "Wesson" (DE-184), a United States Navy destroyer escort

Notable people named Wesson include:

* Daniel B. Wesson, co-inventor of the Winchester rifle and co-founder of Smith & Wesson
* Dick Wesson, actor and announcer for "The Wonderful World of Disney"
* Edward Wesson, an English watercolour artist
* Herb Wesson, former Speaker of the California State Assembly and current Los Angeles City Councilman
* Marcus Wesson, a convicted American mass murderer
* Paul Wesson, UKIP candidate against David Cameron in 2005. Former West Oxon District Councillor and Carterton Town Councillor.
* Tina Wesson, the winner of the reality television program "Survivor: The Australian Outback"
* Warren M. Wesson, an American World War II fighter ace


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