Edward Burbank Weston, MD (July 31, 1846 – September 14, 1918) was an American archer and

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, practicing

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of Highland Park.

Biography

Edward Burbank Weston was born in

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on July 31, 1846. He competed in the men's double York round, men's double American round, and the men's team round at the 1904 Summer Olympics. His son, Edward Henry Weston, also competed in the same event. He died in Chicago on September 14, 1918.

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* 1846 births 1918 deaths Olympic archers for the United States American male archers Archers at the 1904 Summer Olympics People from Gorham, Maine Physicians from Maine Sportspeople from Cumberland County, Maine Physicians from Chicago 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-archery-bio-stub