Frank B. Weeks

Frank B. Weeks (January 20, 1854 – October 2, 1935) was an American politician and the 64th Governor of Connecticut.

Biography

Weeks was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 20, 1854 son of Elbridge S Weeks and Mary J (Pillsbury) Weeks. He studied at the Eastman Business College and graduated in 1872. Later in 1872, Weeks became an assistant to the superintendent of the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane. He also served there as a trustee for more than 30 years. He was married on November 4, 1875, to Helen L. Hubbard.^[1] He was a member of the Hartford Club, Middletown Historical Society, and the Society of Colonial Wars.

Career

Weeks worked as director of the Middletown Mutual Assurance Company and the Middletown Savings Bank. He established the Middletown Board of Trade. From 1880 to 1895 he was a partner in Coles and Weeks, a grain milling business.^[2]

Weeks was elected Wesleyan University. He was a charter member of the Middletown Historical Society, and a member of the Society of Colonial Wars and the Hartford Club.^[3]

Death

Weeks died on October 2, 1935, aged 81 years, 255 days. He is interred at Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut.^[4]

References

Further reading

• Sobel, Robert and John Raimo. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN 0-313-28093-2

External links

• Frank B. Weeks at Find a Grave
• The Political Graveyard
• National Governors Association
• NNDB Soylent Communications

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