Weems

Weems

Weems may refer to:

*a Dugout (shelter) called a Weems in ancient Scotland.
*Weems-Botts Museum in Virginia.
*Duquan "Dukie" Weems is a fictional character in the television drama "The Wire".

Weems is also the name of the following notable people:
*Capell Lane Weems, who was a Republican Congressman from Ohio.
*Carrie Mae Weems (b. 1953), an American photographer.
*Debbie Weems, who was an American actress.
*John Crompton Weems, who was an American politician.
*Mason Locke Weems, generally known as Parson Weems.
*Sonny Weems, an American basketball player for the Denver Nuggets.
*Wilfred Theodore (Ted) Weems (originally Wemyes), who was a United States bandleader and musician.

Weems is also the name of the following places:

*Weems, Ohio


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  • Weems — (engl., spr. ŭīms), s. Penpits und Wohnungen, vorgeschichtliche …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Weems — Recorded as Wemyss, Weems and Wemes, this is an ancient and noble Scottish surname. It is locational or territorial from the estate known as The lands of Wemyss in the county of Fife, and according to certain sources the meaning of the surname is …   Surnames reference

  • Weems — biographical name Mason Locke 1759 1825 Parson Weems American clergyman & biographer …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Weems,Mason Locke — Weems (wēmz), Mason Locke. Known as “Parson Weems.” 1759 1825. American clergyman and writer known for his laudatory fictionalized biography of George Washington (1800), a later edition of which contains the story of Washington chopping down a… …   Universalium

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