Henry Cabot Lodge

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Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge c. 1916
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
March 4, 1893 – November 9, 1924
Preceded byHenry L. Dawes
Succeeded byWilliam M. Butler
Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
In office
March 4, 1919 – November 9, 1924
Preceded byGilbert Hitchcock
Succeeded byWilliam Borah
Senate Majority Leader
In office
August 17, 1918 – November 9, 1924
DeputyCharles Curtis
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCharles Curtis
Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference
In office
August 17, 1918 – November 9, 1924
Preceded byJacob Harold Gallinger
Succeeded byCharles Curtis
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
May 25, 1912 – May 30, 1912
Preceded byAugustus Octavius Bacon
Succeeded byAugustus Octavius Bacon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byHenry B. Lovering
Succeeded byWilliam Cogswell
Chair of the Massachusetts Republican Party
In office
January 31, 1883 – 1884
Preceded byCharles A. Stott
Succeeded byEdward Avery
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 10th Essex district[a]
In office
January 7, 1880 – January 3, 1882
Preceded byDaniel R. Pinkham[1]
William Lyon[1]
Succeeded byJohn Marlor[2]
Personal details
Born(1850-05-12)May 12, 1850
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 1924(1924-11-09) (aged 74)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Anna Cabot Mills Davis (m. 1871)
Children3, including George
Relatives
EducationHarvard University (BA, LLB, MA, PhD)

Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 – November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman. He was a member of the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924. He was a critic of the League of Nations.[3]

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  1. The 10th Essex was a three-member district composed of Nahant and several wards of the city of Lynn. Lodge served alongside Charles A. Wentworth II and Bryan Harding in his first term (1880–81) and alongside Frank D. Allen and Hartwell S. French in his second term (1881–82).

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "A manual for the use of the General Court". 1858.
  2. "A manual for the use of the General Court". 1858.
  3. "The Great War: A Nation Comes of Age - Part 3, Transcript". American Experience. PBS. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.