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"Charles Weeks" redirects here. For the American architect, Charles Peter Weeks, see Weeks and Day.
Charles Sinclair Weeks United States Senator
from MassachusettsIn office
February 8, 1944 – December 19, 1944Appointed by Leverett Saltonstall Preceded by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Succeeded by Leverett Saltonstall 13th United States Secretary of Commerce In office
January 21, 1953 – November 10, 1958President Dwight D. Eisenhower Preceded by Charles W. Sawyer Succeeded by Lewis L. Strauss Personal details Born June 15, 1893
Newton, MassachusettsDied February 7, 1972 (aged 78)
Concord, MassachusettsPolitical party Republican Alma mater Harvard University Occupation Banker Military service Service/branch United States National Guard
United States ArmyBattles/wars World War I Charles Sinclair Weeks (June 15, 1893 – February 7, 1972), better known as Sinclair Weeks, was United States Secretary of Commerce from January 21, 1953 to November 10, 1958 under Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was also the mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, from 1930 to 1935, and a United States Senator from Massachusetts from February 1944, when he was appointed by Governor Leverett Saltonstall following the resignation of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., who went to serve in World War II, until December 1944, when a new senator was elected. Weeks did not run in that election.
Born in West Newton, Massachusetts, Weeks graduated from Harvard University, served on the U.S.-Mexico border with the National Guard in 1916, and served in World War I. He was a businessman in various industries for much of his adult life, before, after and during his political activity. Weeks was a member of the Republican Party. He served as a member of the Republican National Committee from 1941 to 1953 and served as treasurer of the party from 1940 to 1944.
Weeks was president of the American Enterprise Association from 1946 to 1950.
Weeks' father, John W. Weeks (1860–1926), was a United States congressman and senator from Massachusetts and the United States Secretary of War from 1921 to 1925.
Death
Sinclair Weeks died in 1972 in Concord, Massachusetts.
External links
- Sinclair Weeks at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Sinclair Weeks at Find a Grave
- Finding aid for the Sinclair Weeks Oral History, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
United States Senate Preceded by
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.United States Senator (Class 2) from Massachusetts
1944
Served alongside: David I. WalshSucceeded by
Leverett SaltonstallNon-profit organization positions Preceded by
John O'LearyPresident of the American Enterprise Association
1946-1950Succeeded by
Lewis H. BrownPolitical offices Preceded by
Edwin O. ChildsMayor of Newton, Massachusetts
1930-1935Succeeded by
Edwin O. ChildsPreceded by
Charles SawyerUnited States Secretary of Commerce
Served under: Dwight D. Eisenhower
January 21, 1953–November 10, 1958Succeeded by
Lewis Lichtenstein StraussParty political offices Preceded by
Vernon W. MarrChairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party
1936-1938Succeeded by
Carroll L. MeinsUnited States Senators from Massachusetts Class 1 Class 2 United States Secretaries of Commerce Secretaries of Commerce & Labor Secretaries of Commerce Redfield • Alexander • Hoover • Whiting • Lamont • Chapin • Roper • Hopkins • Jones • Wallace • Harriman • Sawyer • Weeks • Strauss • Mueller • Hodges • Connor • Trowbridge • Smith • Stans • Peterson • Dent • Morton • Richardson • Kreps • Klutznick • Baldrige • Verity • Mosbacher • Franklin • Brown • Kantor • Daley • Mineta • Evans • Gutierrez • Locke • BrysonCategories:- 1893 births
- 1972 deaths
- Harvard University alumni
- Mayors of Newton, Massachusetts
- United States Senators from Massachusetts
- United States Secretaries of Commerce
- American Enterprise Institute
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- Massachusetts Republican Party chairs
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