The Political Graveyard: Weeks family of New Hampshire

Weeks family of New Hampshire

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John Wingate Weeks (1781-1853) — also known as John W. Weeks — of Lancaster, Coos County, N.H. Born in Greenland, Rockingham County, N.H., March 31, 1781. Granduncle of John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926). Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New Hampshire state senate 12th District, 1826-29; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1829-33. Died in Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., April 3, 1853. Interment at Old Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edgar Weeks (1839-1904) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., August 3, 1839. Cousin of John Wingate Weeks. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Macomb County Prosecuting Attorney; probate judge in Michigan, 1870-76; U.S. Representative from Michigan 7th District, 1899-1903; defeated, 1884, 1902. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich., December 17, 1904. Interment at Clinton Grove Cemetery, Mt. Clemens, Mich.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926) — also known as John W. Weeks — of West Newton, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born near Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., April 11, 1860. Grandnephew of John Wingate Weeks (1781-1853); cousin of Edgar Weeks; father of Charles Sinclair Weeks. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of Newton, Mass., 1903-04; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1905-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1920; U.S. Secretary of War, 1921-25. Died in Lancaster, Coos County, N.H., July 12, 1926. Cremated; ashes interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Cross-reference: Ovington E. Weller
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
Charles Sinclair Weeks (1893-1972) — also known as Sinclair Weeks — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in West Newton, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 15, 1893. Son of John Wingate Weeks. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Newton, Mass., 1930-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; Massachusetts Republican state chair, 1937; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1944; appointed 1944; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1953-58. Unitarian. Died in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., February 7, 1972. Interment at Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
- Cross-reference: Maxwell M. Rabb
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.

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