John E. Weeks
American politician (1853–1949) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Eliakim Weeks (June 14, 1853 – September 10, 1949) was an American politician from Vermont. He served as the 61st governor of Vermont from 1927 to 1931.
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John Eliakim Weeks | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | |
Preceded by | Elbert S. Brigham |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
61st Governor of Vermont | |
In office January 6, 1927 – January 8, 1931 | |
Lieutenant | Hollister Jackson Stanley C. Wilson |
Preceded by | Franklin S. Billings |
Succeeded by | Stanley C. Wilson |
Vermont Commissioner of Public Welfare | |
In office 1923–1926 | |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | William H. Dyer |
Vermont Director of State Institutions | |
In office 1917–1923 | |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | Position eliminated (Consolidated with Commissioner of Public Welfare) |
Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1915–1917 | |
Preceded by | Charles Albert Plumley |
Succeeded by | Stanley C. Wilson |
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1912–1917 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Battell |
Succeeded by | Ira H. LaFleur |
Constituency | Middlebury |
In office 1888–1890 | |
Preceded by | Charles F. Kingsley |
Succeeded by | Horace P. Hulett |
Constituency | Salisbury |
Member of the Vermont Senate | |
In office 1896–1898 Serving with Ashbel A. Dean | |
Preceded by | David Henry Lewis, William Nichols Platt |
Succeeded by | Millard F. Barnes, Gustavus R. Walker |
Constituency | Addison County |
Assistant Judge of Addison County, Vermont | |
In office 1892–1894 Serving with Emerson Holland (to 1894), Warren Barnes (1894) | |
Preceded by | Moses B. Gove, W. Harrison Bingham |
Succeeded by | Henry R. Baldwin, Royal J. Flint |
Personal details | |
Born | John Eliakim Weeks (1853-06-14)June 14, 1853 Salisbury, Vermont. U.S. |
Died | September 10, 1949(1949-09-10) (aged 96) Middlebury, Vermont, U.S. |
Resting place | West Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Vermont, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Hattie Jane Dyer (m. 1879) |
Profession | Banker Businessman |
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