Sinclair Weeks

Sinclair Weeks
13th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office
January 21, 1953 – November 10, 1958
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byCharles W. Sawyer
Succeeded byLewis Strauss (acting)
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
February 8, 1944 – December 19, 1944
Appointed byLeverett Saltonstall
Preceded byHenry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Succeeded byLeverett Saltonstall
Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office
1936–1938
Preceded byVernon Marr
Succeeded byCarroll Meins
Mayor of Newton
In office
1930–1935
Preceded byEdwin Childs
Succeeded byEdwin Childs
Personal details
Born(1893-06-15)June 15, 1893
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 1972(1972-02-07) (aged 78)
Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelativesJohn Weeks (Father)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
UnitArmy National Guard
Battles/warsWorld War I

Charles Sinclair Weeks (June 15, 1893 – February 7, 1972), better known as Sinclair Weeks, was an american politician and served as United States Senator from Massachusetts (1944) and as United States Secretary of Commerce from 1953 until 1958, during President Eisenhower's administration.