John W. Weeks (New Hampshire)
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John Wingate Weeks was a U.S. Representative
from New Hampshire
, great uncle of John Wingate Weeks.
Born in Greenland, New Hampshire
, Weeks attended the common schools and learned the carpenter's trade. During the War 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 in Coos County, New Hampshire
, where he held several local offices.
Weeks was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1833). He died in Lancaster, New Hampshire
, April 3, 1853, and was interred in the Old Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, great uncle of John Wingate Weeks.
Born in Greenland, New Hampshire
Greenland, New Hampshire
Greenland is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,549 at the 2010 census. It is drained by the Winnicut River and bounded on the northwest by Great Bay.- History :...
, Weeks attended the common schools and learned the carpenter's trade. During the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
, 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 in Coos County, New Hampshire
Coos County, New Hampshire
-National protected areas:*Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge *Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge *White Mountain National Forest -Demographics:...
, where he held several local offices.
Weeks was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1833). He died in Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster, New Hampshire
Lancaster is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, England. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,507, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coos County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region...
, April 3, 1853, and was interred in the Old Cemetery.