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the dictation Of telegram to his
secretary congratulating President
Coolidge upon his victory.
The telegram read MY heartiest
congratulations to you and the coun-
try in your great victory"
However, when the Presidents re-
ply reached the hospital Senator
Lodge had lapsed into unconscious
ness. Earlier he had shown great in
terest in the GiIlette-Wa senator
ial contest, but he died without know
ing the result
Senator Lodge was born May ~,
1850, at Boston, the son of John
Ellerton Lodge and Anna Cabot.
He was educated in private schools
and took his bachelor of arts de-
gree from Harvard University at
Cambridge in 1871, having prepared
for a literary career.
But the lure of legal training at
tracing him, he continued his
studies at the same institution and
in 1875 was awarded the degree Of
bachelor of laws.
In 1876 he was admitted to the
bar and in the same year was
granted the degree of doctor Of
philosophy from Harvard for a
master thesis on THE Land Law
Of the Anglo Saxons."
Ancestors Were Pioneers.
Lodges mother was of the line
Of John and Sebastian Cabot, May.
flower pioneers who helped to set
tie Massachusetts. His father was
of aristocratic origin, and he early
abandoned the law for the pleasing
diversion of writing, in which his
style was lucid, forceful and fin
ished
His researches in the musty rec
ords Of the Massachusetts, libraries
revealed a wealth with which his
soul was attuned, and his first
book, brought out in 1877, 1.-THE Life
and Letters of George Cabot" was
enthusiastically received.
His forte was historical and bio
graphical works, and in 1881 he
produced "a Short History of the
English Colonies in America"
Lodges mind ran along constitu-
tional channels. He was an "Old
Guardsman'' even before he entered
politics, for he dug down to the
top-root of Government in this coun-
try for his inspirations.
He early learned the Constitu-
ton, the Articles Of Confederation
and the Declaration of Independence
almost by heart, and to him there
were no heroes of his day and
generation who shed, about them
selves the benign influences which
characterized the executive, legis-
lative and judicial heads of the
young Republic.
Admired Hamilton.
His Life of Alexander Hamilton"
in 1882 was Respondent with praise
of the man who gave the Govern
ment financial system through
his works as first Secretary of the
Treasury, and whose life was cut
short by bullet from the pistol
of the duelist and statesman Aaron
Burr.
In 1885 he edited the works of
Hamilton in nine Volumes. 1.-THE
Life of Daniel Webster" appeared
in 1883.
He was now producing books at
the rate of one year and attend
ing to multitude of other duties.
His prodigious efforts and his
precocity in literary annals were
we'll illustrated at a still earlier
age, for while he was studying for
his law degree he was made editor
of the North American Review,
which critic of contemporary events
many years later was dominated by
the genius of George Harvey.
Lodges editorial duties with this
publication began in 1873 and
ceased in 1876 when he offered his
deep store of information and his
forensicN talents to the bar.
In 1889 Lodge produced IA Life
of Washington" in two volumes
and in 1891 contributed a history
of Boston to the Historic Towns
Series brought out by the Long
mans publishing house.
The grind of book production
caused him to relax for the time
in 1892, and he recreated himself
with a series entitled Historical
and Political Essays" and a volume
Of selections from famous speeches.
Hero Tales Written.
He and Theodore Roosevelt col.
Elaborated in 1895 on Hero Tales
from american History" and the
suav0 New Englander's deft touch,
could be detected in the product of
his vigorous coadjutor. The effort
was followed two years later by