John W. Weeks Politician

John Wingate Weeks (April 11, 1860 – July 12, 1926) was an American politician in the Republican Party. He served as the Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts from 1902 to 1903, a United States Representative for Massachusetts from 1905 to 1913, as a United States Senator from 1913 to 1919, and as Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 11, 1860
Birth place	Lancaster New Hampshire
Date of death	July 12, 1926
Place of death	Lancaster New Hampshire
Education	United States Naval Academy

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military branch	United States Navy
military rank	Lieutenant
party	Republican Party (United States)
president	Calvin Coolidge Warren G. Harding
region	Massachusetts's 12th congressional district Massachusetts's 13th congressional district Massachusetts
service start	1881
service end	1883
successor	Dwight F. Davis David I. Walsh