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John W. Weeks

AKA John Wingate Weeks

Born: 11-Apr-1860
Birthplace: Lancaster, NH
Died: 12-Jul-1926
Location of death: Lancaster, NH
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Cremated, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Secretary of War, 1921-25

Military service: US Navy (1881-83)

Father: William Dennis Weeks (farmer, probate judge)
Wife: Martha A. Sinclair (m. 7-Oct-1885)
Daughter: Katherine
Son: Sinclair Weeks (Secretary of Commerce)

    University: BS, US Naval Academy, Annapolis (1881)

    US Secretary of War (1921-25)
    US Senator, Massachusetts (1913-19)
    US Congressman, Massachusetts 12th (1905-13)
    Mayor of Newton, MA (1903-04)
    City Council of Newton, MA (1899-1902)
    Hornblower and Weeks Co-Founder (1888-)
    Republican National Committee (1920)
    Stroke Apr-1925


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