Person Open DS/UK/23017 Lodge; John Davis (20 October 1903-29 October 1985); American lawyer, actor, politician, and diplomat Lodge John Davis 20 October 1903-29 October 1985 American lawyer, actor, politician, and diplomat Male DS/UK/23016 Washington DC, United States

New York City, United States (died)

Married to Braggiotti John Davis Lodge was an American lawyer, actor, politician, and diplomat. He was the 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955, and later served as U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina, and Switzerland. As an actor, he was often credited simply as John Lodge. He had roles in four Hollywood films between 1933 and 1935, including playing Marlene Dietrich's lover in The Scarlet Empress and Shirley Temple's father in The Little Colonel. He starred or co-starred in many British and European films between 1935 and 1940. Lodge was a member of four prominent political families in the Northeast U.S.: the Cabot, Lodge, Frelinghuysen and Davis families. He was a direct descendant of at least seven U.S. senators, and had many other politicians in his family, including his brother, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Davis_Lodge (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKirkbride 10/28/2019 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 6d95585f-a6ec-4fab-9db3-f5816a0040ae