Mason Locke Weems
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Mason Locke Weems was an early American biographer and minister best known for popularizing legendary anecdotes about George Washington, including the famous cherry tree story.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mason Locke Weems canonical | 2 |
| Mason L. Weems | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7859145 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mason Locke Weems Context triple: [Parson Weems' Fable, depictsHistoricalFigure, Mason Locke Weems]
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Edward Mitchell Bannister
Edward Mitchell Bannister was a 19th-century African American painter associated with the Barbizon and Tonalist styles, renowned for his atmospheric landscape paintings and role in New England’s art community.
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William Carey Wright
William Carey Wright was an American minister and musician best known as the father of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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D.
Moses Grandy
Moses Grandy was a formerly enslaved African American who became known for his powerful 19th-century narrative detailing his experiences in slavery and his eventual purchase of his own freedom.
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E.
Nathaniel Adams Coles
Nathaniel Adams Coles, better known as Nat King Cole, was an influential American jazz pianist and velvety-voiced singer who became one of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mason Locke Weems Target entity description: Mason Locke Weems was an early American biographer and minister best known for popularizing legendary anecdotes about George Washington, including the famous cherry tree story.
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A.
Edward Mitchell Bannister
Edward Mitchell Bannister was a 19th-century African American painter associated with the Barbizon and Tonalist styles, renowned for his atmospheric landscape paintings and role in New England’s art community.
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B.
William Carey Wright
William Carey Wright was an American minister and musician best known as the father of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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C.
Moncure Daniel Conway
Moncure Daniel Conway was a 19th-century American abolitionist, writer, and freethinker known for his advocacy of social reform, religious liberalism, and anti-slavery causes.
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D.
Moses Grandy
Moses Grandy was a formerly enslaved African American who became known for his powerful 19th-century narrative detailing his experiences in slavery and his eventual purchase of his own freedom.
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E.
Nathaniel Adams Coles
Nathaniel Adams Coles, better known as Nat King Cole, was an influential American jazz pianist and velvety-voiced singer who became one of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican minister
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biographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1825 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1790 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Parson Weems ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1759-10-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British America
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linked to:
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
|
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1825-05-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
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linked to:
Beaufort, South Carolina
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| describedGeorgeWashingtonAs | a model of republican virtue ⓘ |
| educatedAt | College of William & Mary ⓘ |
| employer | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| familyName | Weems ⓘ |
| fullName | Mason Locke Weems ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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moral literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Mason ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American patriotic literature
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American popular memory of George Washington ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating the cherry tree story about George Washington
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moralizing biographical narratives ⓘ popularizing legendary anecdotes about George Washington ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
anecdotal
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didactic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington
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linked to:
The Life of Washington
The Life of Washington ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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book agent ⓘ clergyman ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
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linked to:
Beaufort, South Carolina
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| portrayedWashingtonAs | a virtuous, almost mythic national hero ⓘ |
| positionHeld | rector of Pohick Church (briefly) ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
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| soldBooksFor | Mathew Carey ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Ewell ⓘ |
| usedPenName | Parson Weems ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Andrew Jackson
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Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Francis Marion ⓘ George Washington ⓘ William Penn ⓘ |
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