Lawyer
Centurion, 1865–1901
Born 17 January 1820 in New York (Manhattan), New York
Died 23 May 1901 in Oyster Bay, New York
Buried Green-Wood Cemetery
, Brooklyn, New York
Proposed by Edward Delano, Charles H. Ogden, and William J. Hoppin
Elected 1 April 1865 at age forty-five
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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
