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John Wingate Weeks war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei. Er vertrat den Bundesstaat Massachusetts zwischen 1905 und 1915 in beiden Kammern des Kongresses. Ferner war er der 48. Kriegsminister der Vereinigten Staaten zwischen 1921 und 1925.
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.
John Wingate Weeks (* 31. März 1781 in Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; † 3. April 1853 in Lancaster, New Hampshire) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Zwischen 1829 und 1833 vertrat er den Bundesstaat New Hampshire im US-Repräsentantenhaus.
John Wingate Weeks was a prominent politician and businessman who introduced the Weeks Act in 1911, which authorized the federal purchase of forest reserves in the eastern United States. He also served as a U.S. Senator and Secretary of War under Presidents Harding and Coolidge.
John Wingate Weeks was a U.S. congressman, senator, and secretary of war. Learn about his life, achievements, and family history from the Dartmouth Libraries collections and records.
John Wingate Weeks war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei. Er vertrat den Bundesstaat Massachusetts zwischen 1905 und 1915 in beiden Kammern des Kongresses. Ferner war er der 48. Kriegsminister der Vereinigten Staaten zwischen 1921 und 1925.
18. Feb. 2014 · Learn how a wealthy politician and banker from New Hampshire sponsored the Weeks Act, a landmark environmental legislation that preserved the White Mountain forests from timber barons. Discover his background, his challenges, and his legacy in this article by the New England Historical Society.
