Thompson Dimock Weeks (November 5, 1832February 12, 1901) was an American lawyer and

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politician. He served six years in the

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, representing Walworth County, and was president pro tempore of the Senate during the 1895–1896 session. He also served one term in the

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Biography

Born in Norwich, Massachusetts, he settled in Lyons,

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, in 1843. Weeks then moved to

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in 1860. Weeks graduated from

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in 1858 and

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in 1859. He then practiced law in Wisconsin. Weeks served in the

in 1867 as a

and then in the

in 1874 and in 1895. Weeks also served on the board or regents for Wisconsin normal schools. He died in Whitewater, Wisconsin.'History of Walworth County, Wisconsin,' Albert Clayton Beckwith, Bowen: 1912, Spencer Weeks, pg. 1107-1110 (information about Thompson Weeks in this section)

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* 1832 births 1901 deaths People from Huntington, Massachusetts Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Party Wisconsin state senators People from Walworth County, Wisconsin People from Whitewater, Wisconsin Wisconsin lawyers Lawrence University alumni Albany Law School alumni 19th-century American politicians {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub