George Cabot
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George Cabot 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. Dur
Posthumous depiction c. 1856
Cabot's early acquaintance and friendship with future Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton shaped his political career.
The XYZ Affair marked the peak of support for war with France, which Cabot actively promoted.
Henry Cabot Lodge
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Henry Cabot Lodge was an American politician, historian, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best
George Cabot
…married John Thornton Kirkland, the fifteenth President of Harvard University. Through Henry's daughter Anna, George Cabot was the great-grandfather of Henry Cabot Lodge, who held Cabot's seat in the United States Senate from 1893 until his death in 1924. Lodge's grandson Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. also represented Massachusetts…
Portrait by Harris & Ewing c. 1914–1924
Portrait by C. M. Bell c. 1887–1890
Carte de visite by James E. Purdy, 1902
Lodge in 1916