John A. Weekes

Full Name: John Abeel Weekes

Lawyer

Centurion, 1865–1901

Proposed by
Edward Delano, Charles H. Ogden, and William J. Hoppin

born January 17, 1820
New York (Manhattan), New York

died May 23, 1901
Oyster Bay, New York

elected April 1, 1865
Age forty-five

buried Green-Wood Cemetery,
Brooklyn, New York

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Member portrait of John A. Weekes — Member Photograph Albums CollectionAlbum 3, Leaf 77

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Century Memorial

John A. Weekes, who was in his eighty-first year [sic] at the time of his death, was one of the oldest and most highly respected lawyers of the city. He was for many years the head of the firm of Weekes & De Forest, whose practice was very extended. Mr. Weekes seldom appeared in court, his work being confined to the office; he had a solid reputation as a safe and faithful adviser and a sound lawyer. In the words of one of the Justices of this district, “he was a good and true man, whose life was well spent in the honorable pursuit of his calling.”

Edward Cary
1902 Century Association Yearbook

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