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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
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Personal Representative of the President to the Holy See
In office
June 5, 1970 – July 6, 1977
President Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Preceded by Harold Tittmann (Acting)
Succeeded by David Walters
U.S. Ambassador to West Germany
In office
May 27, 1968 – January 14, 1969
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by George C. McGhee
Succeeded by Kenneth Rush
U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam
In office
August 25, 1965 – April 25, 1967
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by Maxwell D. Taylor
Succeeded by Ellsworth Bunker
In office
August 26, 1963 – June 28, 1964
President John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by Frederick Nolting
Succeeded by Maxwell D. Taylor
3rd U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
January 26, 1953 – September 3, 1960
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by Warren Austin
Succeeded by Jerry Wadsworth
United States Senator
from Massachusetts
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953
Preceded by David I. Walsh
Succeeded by John F. Kennedy
In office
January 3, 1937 – February 3, 1944
Preceded by Marcus A. Coolidge
Succeeded by Sinclair Weeks
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 15th Essex district
In office
1932–1936
Preceded by Herbert Wilson Porter
Succeeded by Russell P. Brown
Personal details
Born (1902-07-05)July 5, 1902
Nahant, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died February 27, 1985(1985-02-27) (aged 82)
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Emily Sears (1926–1985)
Children 2 (including George)
Parents George Cabot Lodge
Education Harvard University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Rank US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars World War II

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (July 5, 1902 – February 27, 1985) sometimes referred to as Henry Cabot Lodge II, was a Republican United States Senator from Massachusetts and a United States ambassador. He was the Republican nominee for Vice President in the 1960 presidential election.

Born in Nahant, Massachusetts, Lodge was the grandson of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and the great-grandson of Secretary of State Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen. After graduating from Harvard University, Lodge won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He defeated Democratic Governor James Michael Curley in 1936 to represent Massachusetts in the United States Senate. He resigned from the Senate in 1944 to serve in Italy and France during World War II. Lodge remained in the Army Reserve after the war and eventually rose to the rank of major general. In 1946, Lodge defeated incumbent Democratic Senator David I. Walsh to return to the Senate.

He led the Draft Eisenhower prior to the 1952 election and served as Eisenhower's campaign manager, ensuring that his candidate triumphed at the 1952 Republican National Convention. Eisnehower defeated Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson II in the general election, but Lodge lost his own re-election campaign to John F. Kennedy. Lodge was named as ambassador to the United Nations in 1953 and became a member of Eisenhower's Cabinet. Vice President Richard Nixon chose Lodge as his running mate in the 1960 presidential election, but the Republican ticket lost the election.


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