[CHARLES] SINCLAIR WEEKS

Weeks, Charles Sinclair (1893-1972) — also known as Sinclair Weeks — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in West Newton, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 15, 1893. Son of John Wingate Weeks. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Newton, Mass., 1930-35; Massachusetts Republican state chair, 1937; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1956; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-53; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1944; appointed 1944; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1953-58. Unitarian. Died in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., February 7, 1972. Interment at Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
Spouse: Beatrice [Weeks] b. abt 1896 in Mass.
Children:
Frances Weeks b. abt 1917 in Mass.
John W Weeks b. abt 1921 in Mass.
Martha Weeks b. abt 1923 in Mass.
Sinclair Weeks b. abt 1924 in Mass.
William Weeks b. abt 1926 in Mass.
Beatrice Weeks b. abt 1928 in Mass.

Sources:
United States Federal Census
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell