Lodge, Henry Cabot
lawyer, legislator, congressman, author, was born May 12, 1850, in Boston, Mass. He received his education at private schools; graduated from Harvard college in 1871; and from the Harvard law school in 1874.
He served two terms as member of the house of representatives of the Massachusetts legislature; and was elected to the fiftieth, fifty-first, fifty-second, and fiftythird congresses. He was elected to the senate Jan. 17, 1893, to succeed Henry L.
Dawes; resigned his seat in the house and took his seat in the senate March 4, 1893. His term of service will expire March 3, 1899. He is the author of Essay on Anglo-Saxon Land Law; Life and Letters of George Cabot; Short History of the English Colonies in America; Lives of Washington, Webster, Hamilton; Studies in History; Historical and Political Essays; Speeches; History of Boston; and Hero Tales from American History.