Sinclair Weeks
Sinclair Weeks | |
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| 13th United States Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office January 21, 1953 – November 10, 1958 | |
| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Sawyer |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Strauss (acting) |
| United States Senator from Massachusetts | |
| In office February 8, 1944 – December 19, 1944 | |
| Appointed by | Leverett Saltonstall |
| Preceded by | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Leverett Saltonstall |
| Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party | |
| In office 1936–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Vernon Marr |
| Succeeded by | Carroll Meins |
| Mayor of Newton | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Childs |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Childs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 15, 1893 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 1972 (aged 78) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | John Weeks (Father) |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Unit | Army National Guard |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Charles Sinclair Weeks (June 15, 1893 – February 7, 1972), better known as Sinclair Weeks, was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts in 1944 and as United States Secretary of Commerce from 1953 until 1958, during President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration.