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Henry Cabot Lodge

U.S. Senator and historian, friend of Adams.

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Also known as Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Cabot Lodge, Cabot Lodge, Lodge, Cabot, Bay Lodge

First appearance: xxi twenty years after 1892

Henry Cabot Lodge shows up with force in Editor's Preface. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Writes the preface in September 1918, explaining the decision to publish the Education.
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Henry Cabot Lodge first appears in 0023 xxi twenty years after 1892.

In Editor's Preface: Writes the preface in September 1918, explaining the decision to publish the Education.

Later, in XXII: Chicago (1893): Another house Adams frequented; part of the intimate Republican circle with Cameron and Hay.

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HAHenry AdamsTRTheodore Roose…CSCharles SumnerUSUlysses S. GrantCKClarence KingHCHenry Cabot Lodge

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  • Later Political Acquaintances
  • Protagonist
  • Political and Diplomatic Figures

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