This article is about the U.S. politician Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902-1985). For his grandfather, see Henry Cabot Lodge. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (July 5, 1902 - February 27, 1985) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and ambassador to the United Nations, Vietnam, West Germany, and the Vatican (as Special Envoy). He was the Republican nominee for Vice President under Richard Nixon in the 1960 Presidential election.