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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.
- Martha Aroline Sinclair
- Republican
- 1881–1883, 1898
John Wingate Weeks (* 11. April 1860 in Lancaster, New Hampshire; † 12. Juli 1926 ebenda) 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.
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. Werdegang
John Wingate Weeks was born on April 11, 1860 in New Hampshire. Weeks grew up on his family farm on Mount Prospect, near the town of Lancaster. He likely developed a lasting appreciation for the outdoors during a childhood surrounded by the lakes, rivers, forests, and mountains of rural New Hampshire. Weeks entered the United States Naval ...
John Wingate Weeks was born near Lancaster, New Hampshire, on April 11, 1860. He attended public school and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1881. Weeks then served as a midshipman from 1881 to 1883. Weeks began a career in civil engineering in 1884 and later became involved with banking and brokerage in Boston.
18. Feb. 2014 · But it was John Wingate Weeks who authored one of the most important pieces of environmental legislation in the 20 th century, the Weeks Act. He had quite a challenge on his hands. Timber barons and powerful politicians opposed the government purchase of federal land to save it.
History - John W. Weeks John Wingate Weeks He received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1881, served two years in the United States Navy, became a civil engineer/land surveyor in Florida, and thenJohn Wingate Weeks returned to New England.
