- John Crompton Weems
John Crompton Weems (1778 –
January 20 ,1862 ) was an American politician.Born in Waterloo,
Calvert County, Maryland , Weems attended St. John's College ofAnnapolis, Maryland , and engaged in planting. He was elected to the Nineteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJoseph Kent , was reelected to the Twentieth Congress, and served fromFebruary 1 ,1826 , toMarch 3 ,1829 . He resumed agricultural pursuits afterwards, and died on his plantation, "Loch Eden", inAnne Arundel County, Maryland . He is interred in a private cemetery on his estate.References
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