▁in ▁N ah ant , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁A ▁desc endant ▁of ▁several ▁Boston ▁Bra h min ▁families , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Anna ▁Cab ot ▁M ills ▁" N ann ie " ▁( née ▁Davis ) ▁L odge ▁( 1 8 5 1 – 1 9 1 5 ) ▁and ▁Henry ▁Cab ot ▁L odge ▁( 1 8 5 0 – 1 9 2 4 ), ▁a ▁Republican ▁politician ▁who ▁eventually ▁represented ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate . ▁ ▁His ▁sib lings ▁were ▁Const ance ▁Davis ▁L odge ▁( w ife ▁of ▁August us ▁Pe ab ody ▁Gard ner ▁and , ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁Clar ence ▁Charles ▁Williams ) ▁and ▁art ▁cur ator ▁John ▁Ell erton ▁L odge . ▁ ▁His ▁mat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁R ear ▁adm iral ▁Charles ▁Henry ▁Davis ▁and ▁Har ri ette ▁Bla ke ▁( née ▁M ills ) ▁Davis ▁( a ▁daughter ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁E lij ah ▁H unt ▁M ills ). ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁John ▁Ell erton ▁L odge ▁and ▁Anna ▁( née ▁Cab ot ) ▁L odge , ▁a ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁George ▁Cab ot , ▁Bay ' s ▁names ake ▁and ▁great - gre at - grand father . ▁ ▁L odge ▁began ▁studies ▁at ▁Harvard ▁College , ▁and ▁continued ▁them ▁in ▁France , ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris , ▁and ▁Berlin ▁into ▁his ▁mid - tw ent ies . ▁At ▁Harvard