LODGE

lodge, henry cabot (1850- ), american political leader and author, was born in boston, massachusetts, on the 12th of may 1850. he graduated at harvard college in 1871 and at the harvard law school in 1875; was admitted to the suffolk (massachusetts) bar in 1876; and in 1876-1879 was instructor in american history at harvard. he was a member of the massachusetts house of representatives in 1880-1881, and of the national house of representatives in 1887-1893; succeeded henry l. dawes as united states senator from massachusetts in 1893; and in 1899 and in 1905 was re-elected to the senate, where he became one of the most prominent of the republican leaders, and an influential supporter of president roosevelt. he was a member of the alaskan boundary commission of 1903, and of the united states immigration commission of 1907. in the national republican convention of 1896 his influence did much to secure the adoption of the gold standard "plank" of the party's platform. he was the permanent chairman of the national republican convention of 1900, and of that of 1908. in 1874-1876 he edited the _north american review_ with henry adams; and in 1879-1882, with john t. morse, jr., he edited the _international review_. in 1884-1890 he was an overseer of harvard college. his doctoral thesis at harvard was published with essays by henry adams, j. l. laughlin and ernest young, under the title _essays on anglo-saxon land law_ (1876). he wrote: _life and letters of george cabot_ (1877); _alexander hamilton_ (1882), _daniel webster_ (1883) and _george washington_ (2 vols., 1889), in the "american statesmen" series; _a short history of the english colonies in america_ (1881); _studies in history_ (1884); _boston_ (1891), in the "historic towns" series; _historical and political essays_ (1892); with theodore roosevelt, _hero tales from american history_ (1895); _certain accepted heroes_ (1897); _the story of the american revolution_ (2 vols., 1898); _the war with spain_ (1899); _a fighting frigate_ (1902); _a frontier town_ (1906); and, with j. w. garner, _a history of the united states_ (4 vols., 1906). he edited _the works of alexander hamilton_ (9 vols., 1885-1886) and _the federalist_ (1891). his son, george cabot lodge (1873-1909), also became known as an author, with _the song of the wave_ (1898), _poems, 1899-1902_ (1902), _the great adventure_ (1905), _cain: a drama_ (1904), _herakles_ (1908) and other verse.