The Lodge family is a formerly prominent

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political family, and among the families who make up the " Boston Brahmins", also known as the "first families of

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History

The Boston Brahmin Lodge family are closely related with the

Cabot family The Cabot family was part of the Boston Brahmin, also known as the "first families of Boston". History Family origin The Boston Brahmin Cabot family descended from John Cabot (born 1680 in Jersey, a British Crown Dependencies and one of the C ...

George Cabot George Cabot (1751 or 1752April 18, 1823) was an American merchant, seaman, and politician from Massachusetts. He represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate and was the presiding officer of the infamous Hartford Convention. During and after hi ...

had a great-granddaughter named Anna Cabot (b. 1821), who married the wealthy Boston merchant John Ellerton Lodge. Their son

Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...

(b. 1850 in Boston) was a

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from Massachusetts, who was reelected for the same senate seat as the incumbent 1916 U.S. Senate candidate against the Kennedy brothers' maternal grandfather,

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. The senator's grandson, Henry Cabot Lodge II (b. 1902 in Nahant) was also a

from Massachusetts, incumbent 1952 U.S. Senate candidate from Massachusetts against

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, U.S. Ambassador to

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, and 1960 vice presidential candidate for

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against the Kennedy–

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ticket. Another grandson,

John Davis Lodge John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985) was an American film actor, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was the 79th governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955, and later served as U.S. ambassador to Spain, Argentina, and Swit ...

(b. 1903 in Washington, D.C.), was the 64th Governor of

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. The son of Henry Cabot Lodge II, George Cabot Lodge II (b. 1927), was the 1962 U.S. Senate candidate from Massachusetts against

Ted Kennedy Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic ...

. It became connected to other prominent families through marriage.

Notable members

* John Ellerton Lodge (b. 1807), married Anna Cabot (b. 1821). ** Henry Cabot Lodge I (b. 1850 in Boston),

from Massachusetts and ardent opponent of

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’s

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*** George Cabot Lodge I (b. 1873 in Boston), poet **** Henry Cabot Lodge II (b. 1902 in

Nahant Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,334 at the 2020 census, which makes it the smallest municipality by population in Essex County. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by are ...

from Massachusetts, incumbent 1952 U.S. Senate candidate from Massachusetts against

, U.S. Ambassador to

, and 1960 vice presidential candidate for

against the Kennedy–Johnson ticket ***** George Cabot Lodge II (b. 1927),

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professor, 1962 U.S. Senate candidate from Massachusetts against

***** Henry Sears Lodge (b. 1930) ****

(b. 1903 in Washington, D.C.), 64th Governor of

*****

Lily Lodge Lily Lodge (April 12, 1930 – August 7, 2021) was an American actress, acting coach and etiquette consultant. She was the co-founder of Actors Conservatory in New York City and worked with actors such as Alec Baldwin and Brooke Shields. Per ...

References

{{reflist, colwidth=40em American families of English ancestry Families from Massachusetts Political families of the United States