Henry Cabot Lodge

Henry Cabot Lodge 1850-1924, U.S. Senator (1893-1924), b. Boston. He was admitted to the bar in 1876. Before beginning his long career in the U.S. Senate he edited (1873-76) the North American Review, was lecturer (1876-79) on American history at Harvard, and edited (1880-81) the International Review with John Torrey Morse. He was (1880-81) a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives and was (1887-93) a U.S. Representative. He also wrote some historical works, as well as biographies of his great-grandfather George Cabot (1877), of Alexander Hamilton (1882), of Daniel Webster (1883), and of George Washington (1889); he edited an edition of the works of Hamilton (9 vol., 1885). As a Senator he was a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt, welcomed war with Spain in 1898, and favored the acquisition of the Philippines and the development of a strong army and navy. A conservative party-line Republican, he supported the gold standard and a high protective tariff, was a bitter opponent of President Wilson's peace policy, and, as chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, opposed U.S. entry into the League of Nations unless specified and highly limiting reservations were made to protect U.S. interests. He later opposed U.S. entry into the World Court. In 1920 he was one of the group of Senators who brought about Warren G. Harding's nomination.

Bibliography: See his Early Memories (1913).

Lodge, Henry Cabot (1850–1924), member of a prominent Boston family, graduated from Harvard (1871), became an editor of The North American Review (1863–76), received his Ph.D. (1876) after study in political science under Henry Adams, and turned actively to public affairs. Elected to Congress (1886–93) and to the Senate (1893–1924), he was a leading conservative Republican, known for his defense of civil‐service laws, championing of a high protective tariff, opposition to free silver, interest in a strong army and navy, and, during his last years, his successful opposition to U.S. participation in the League of Nations. His writings include A Short History of the English Colonies in America (1881), Alexander Hamilton (1882), Daniel Webster (1883), George Washington (2 vols., 1888), collections of essays and speeches, and the autobiographical Early Memories (1913).

George Cabot Lodge (1873–1909), his son, was a poet known for his sonnets and other works distinguished for an awareness of the realities of modern life. His books include The Song of the Wave (1898), Poems (1902), Cain, a Drama (1904), The Great Adventure (1905), Herakles (1908), and The Soul's Inheritance (1909).

Lodge, Henry Cabot (1850–1924) US political leader and historian. He represented Massachusetts in the House of Representatives (1887–93) and the Senate (1893–1924). A friend of Theodore Roosevelt and a conservative Republican, he supported the establishment of a powerful army and navy. As Senate majority leader and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee (1918–24), he led the successful opposition to US membership of the League of Nations.