ilda ▁Elizabeth ▁Fre ling hu ys en ▁Davis ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 6 0 ) ▁at ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Advent ▁in ▁Boston . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Judge ▁John ▁J . ▁Davis ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Helen ▁( née ▁Fre ling hu ys en ). ▁After ▁her ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁her ▁mother ▁rem ar ried ▁to ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁Charles ▁L . ▁McC aw ley . ▁ ▁Her ▁mat ernal ▁grand father ▁was ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Frederick ▁The odore ▁Fre ling hu ys en ▁and ▁her ▁great - grand father ▁was ▁Massachusetts ▁governor ▁John ▁Davis . ▁T ogether ▁Math ilda ▁and ▁George ▁were ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁three ▁children , ▁including ▁two ▁sons ▁who ▁both ▁became ▁prominent ▁polit icians : ▁▁▁ ▁Henry ▁Cab ot ▁L odge ▁Jr . ▁( 1 9 0 2 – 1 9 8 5 ), ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁who ▁was ▁Richard ▁N ixon ' s ▁running ▁mate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁United ▁States ▁President ial ▁E lection . ▁ ▁John ▁Davis ▁L odge ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 8 5 ), ▁an ▁actor ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Connecticut . ▁He ▁married ▁the ▁Italian ▁actress ▁Frances ca ▁B rag gi otti . ▁ ▁Hel ena ▁Const ance ▁L odge ▁( 1 9 0 5 – 1 9 9 8 ), ▁who ▁married ▁diplom at ▁Ed ou ard ▁de ▁Stre el ▁( 1 8 9