Henry Cabot Lodge Candidate
Born: |
July 5, 1902 Nahant, Massachusetts Essex County United States |
Resided: |
Beverly,
Massachusetts
Essex County |
Death: | February 27, 1985 |
Gender: | Man |
Occupation: | Politician |
Military Service: | U.S. Army, World War II (Lieutenant Colonel). U.S. Army Reserves (Brigadier General). |
Political Party: | Republican |
Offices Held: | Massachusetts State Representative: 15th Essex (1933-1936). Massachusetts U.S. Senator (1937-1944, 1947-1953). |
Notes: | Lodge resigned his U.S. Senate seat in 1944 to enter active military service in World War II becoming the first Senator to do so since the Civil War. He received a Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, the Croix de Guerre and the Legion d'Honneur for his service. Lodge served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1953-1960), to South Vietnam (1963-1964, 1965-1967), and to West Germany (1968-1969). |
Sources: | Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Minneapolis Morning Tribune, July 29, 1960 (p. 3). |
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Election Details
Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
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1 | 1 | 0 |
Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
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11/08/1960 | President / Vice President | General | Republican | 757,915 | 49.16% | Lost |