John W. Weeks

John Weeks
48th United States Secretary of War
In office March 5, 1921 – October 13, 1925
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Newton D. Baker
Succeeded by	Dwight F. Davis
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
Preceded by	Winthrop M. Crane
Succeeded by	David I. Walsh
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1913
Preceded by	Samuel L. Powers
Succeeded by	John Mitchell
Constituency	12th district (1905–13) 13th district (1913)
Personal details
Born	John Wingate Weeks (1860-04-11)April 11, 1860 Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	July 12, 1926(1926-07-12) (aged 66) Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Martha Aroline Sinclair
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1881–1883 1898
Rank	Lieutenant

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]