Sinclair Weeks
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| 13th United States Secretary of Commerce | |
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In office January 21, 1953 – November 10, 1958 |
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| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Sawyer |
| Succeeded by | Lewis L. Strauss |
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United States Senator from Massachusetts |
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In office February 8, 1944 – December 19, 1944 |
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| Appointed by | Leverett Saltonstall |
| Preceded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Leverett Saltonstall |
| Chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican Party | |
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In office 1936–1938 |
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| Preceded by | Vernon W. Marr |
| Succeeded by | Carroll Meins |
| Mayor of Newton | |
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In office 1930–1935 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin O. Childs |
| Succeeded by | Edwin O. Childs |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 15, 1893 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1972 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Summer Street Cemetery in Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Beatrice Dowse Weeks Jane Tompkins Rankin |
| Children | Frances Lee Weeks Lawrence John Wingate Weeks, II Martha Sinclair Weeks Sherrill Sinclair Weeks, Jr. Beatrice Dowse Weeks Bast William Dowse Weeks |
| Parents |
John Wingate Weeks Martha Aroline Sinclair Weeks |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Profession | Government |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
United States National Guard United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Charles Sinclair Weeks (June 15, 1893 – February 7, 1972), better known as Sinclair Weeks, served as United States Senator from Massachusetts (1944) and as United States Secretary of Commerce from 1953 until 1958, during President Eisenhower's administration.
Born in West Newton, Massachusetts, Weeks was the second child of John Wingate Weeks, who was a United States congressman and Secretary of War, and Martha Aroline Sinclair. His older sister was Katherine Weeks, wife of John Washington Davidge. Weeks graduated from Harvard University, served on the U.S.-Mexico border with the U.S. National Guard in 1916, and served in the World War I. He was a businessman in various industries, including the First National Bank of Boston, the United Carr Fastener Corporation and as President of Reed & Barton Silversmiths of Taunton Massachusetts.
He served as mayor of Newton, Massachusetts from 1930 to 1935. He was a United States Senator from Massachusetts from February 8, 1944, when he was appointed by Governor Leverett Saltonstall following the resignation of Henry C. Lodge, Jr., who went to serve in World War II, until December 19, 1944, when a new senator was elected. Weeks did not run in that election. Weeks was a member of the United States Republican Party and served as the member of a Republican National Committee from 1941 to 1953. He was the treasurer of the party from 1940 to 1944. Weeks was the president of the American Enterprise Association from 1946 to 1950.
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