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CHARLES H. WEAK, clerk of the Jenkintown town council, is a native of that borough, where he was born April 11, 1875. He is the son of Charles Campbell and Emma (Biddle) Weak. The father, Charles Weak, was a native of Jenkintown, and a life-long resident of that place. He was engaged in the livery business for thirty years, and was the originator of the hack line in Jenkintown. He was a member of town council for a number of years, and also held the position of assessor under a Democratic administration. The mother was a daughter of Cephas R. and Martha Biddle, who were members of old Bucks county families. She was born March 4, 1850, and died December 30, 1903. Charles Campbell Weak (father) was a son of John and Kesia Weak. The children of Charles C. and Martha Weak were Charles Henry, subject of this sketch and Ellwood S. Weak, the latter born December 9, 1878.

Charles H. Weak obtained his early education at the Jenkintown public school. In 1888 he graduated from the high school of that borough. After leaving school he was engaged as a clerk in the express office at Jenkintown. Subsequently he became a clerk in electrical works in Philadelphia, and later was employed as a stenographer and bookkeeper. For the past six years he has been cashier and bookkeeper for the Jenkintown and Cheltenham Gas Company. He served as auditor of the borough of Jenkintown for two years, and now holds the position of clerk of town council of that place.

Mr. Weak married in Philadelphia, April 22, 1903, Augusta H. Thiele, born January 27, 1871, daughter of John L. Thiele, of Philadelphia, formerly of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. He is a member of peace and Love Lodge No. 337, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In political views Mr. Weak is a Republican. In religious faith he inclines toward the Episcopal church, of which his parents are members.