John W. Weeks

John Weeks
48th United States Secretary of War
In office
March 5, 1921 – October 13, 1925
PresidentWarren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Preceded byNewton D. Baker
Succeeded byDwight F. Davis
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
Preceded byWinthrop M. Crane
Succeeded byDavid I. Walsh
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1913
Preceded bySamuel L. Powers
Succeeded byJohn Mitchell
Constituency12th district (1905–13)
13th district (1913)
Personal details
Born
John Wingate Weeks

(1860-04-11)April 11, 1860
Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedJuly 12, 1926(1926-07-12) (aged 66)
Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMartha Aroline Sinclair
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1881–1883
1898
RankLieutenant

John Wingate Weeks (April 11, 1860 – July 12, 1926) was an American banker and politician from Massachusetts. A Republican, he served as Mayor of Newton from 1902 to 1903, a United States representative from 1905 to 1913, United States Senator from 1913 to 1919, and Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925.[1]

  1. ^ "Weeks, John Wingate Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2016.