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John Davis Lodge

1903 - 1985

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John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985) was an American film actor, lawyer, 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 often was 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). John Davis Lodge is the 18,105th most popular politician (down from 17,564th in 2024), the 14,007th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,690th in 2019) and the 1,079th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Davis Lodge ranks 18,110 out of 19,576Before him are Anders Lange, Jessika Roswall, Robert Kaliňák, Deval Patrick, Gaspar Llamazares, Aysen Nikolayev, Ashok Gehlot, Bajram Kosumi, Varina Davis, Nyamko Sabuni, and Mamady Youla. After him are Bill Lee.

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Among people born in 1903, John Davis Lodge ranks 368Before him are Al Hirschfeld, Gloria Holden, Dorothy Mackaill, Phyllis A. Whitney, Tiny Thompson, and Hughie Gallacher. After him are Countee Cullen, Hooley Smith, Barbara Bedford, Frankie Carle, Stuart Erwin, and Red Grange. Among people deceased in 1985, John Davis Lodge ranks 288Before him are Mary MacLaren, Frank Faylen, Pelle Lindbergh, Gabriel Elorde, George K. Arthur, and Pauli Murray. After him are William Alwyn, Marion Martin, Pete Desjardins, Stepin Fetchit, James Craig, and Grayson Hall.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Davis Lodge ranks 1,079Before him are Ben Nighthorse Campbell (1933), Gretchen Whitmer (1971), Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937), Eliot Spitzer (1959), Deval Patrick (1956), and Varina Davis (1826). After him are Bill Lee (1959), Wally Hickel (1919), Frank Carlson (1893), Tom Harkin (1939), Harry F. Byrd (1887), and Arthur Goldberg (1908).