John W. Weeks | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Healy |
| Succeeded by | Seat inactive |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Wingate Weeks (1781-03-31)March 31, 1781 Greenland, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1853(1853-04-03) (aged 72) Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Cemetery |
| Party | Jacksonian |
| Relatives | John W. Weeks (great-nephew) |
| Profession | Politician |
John Wingate Weeks (March 31, 1781 – April 3, 1853) was aU.S. representative fromNew Hampshire, great uncle ofJohn Wingate Weeks.
Born inGreenland, New Hampshire, Weeks attended the common schools and learned the carpenter's trade. During theWar of 1812, he recruited a company for the Eleventh Regiment of United States Infantry and served as its captain.He was promoted to the rank of major. After the war, Weeks resided inCoos County, New Hampshire, where he held several local offices.
In 1820, together with a party that includedAdrian N. Bracket,Philip Carrigain andCharles J. Stuart, Weeks enlistedEthan Crawford as a guide in theWhite Mountains. The trip resulted in the party naming various peaks of thePresidential Range.[1]
Weeks was elected as aJacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833). He died inLancaster, New Hampshire, April 3, 1853, and was interred in the Old Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's at-large congressional district 1829-1833 | Succeeded by Seat inactive |
