Capell Lane Weems (July 7, 1860 – January 5, 1913) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a

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from

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from 1903 to 1909.

Biography

Born in Whigville, Ohio, Weems attended the common schools and normal academy,

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. He studied law, was

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in 1883 and commenced practice in Caldwell. Weems was elected

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of Noble County in 1884. He served as member of the

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in 1888 and 1889. He moved to St. Clairsville, Ohio, in 1890 and served as prosecuting attorney of

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1890-1896. Weems was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph J. Gill. He was reelected to the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses and served from November 3, 1903, to March 3, 1909. He resumed the practice of law and was

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for the

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. He died in

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, January 5, 1913. He was interred in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio. Weems married Mary B. Nay of

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on November 6, 1883. They had children named Chester N., Milton M., and Lillian A.

References

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