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Cabot
Coat of arms of the Cabot family.
Current regionBoston, United States
Place of originJersey
FounderJohn Cabot (b.1680)
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The Cabot family is one of the Boston Brahmin families, also known as the "first families of Boston".

History

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Family

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The Boston Brahmin Cabot family descended from John Cabot (born 1680 in Jersey, a British Crown Dependency and one of the Channel Islands), who emigrated from his birthplace to Salem, Massachusetts in 1700.[1]

The Cabot family emigrated from Jersey, where the family name can be traced back to at least 1274. In Latin, caput means "head", and the Rev. George Balleine writes that in Jersey the "cabot" is a small fish that seems all head.[2] In French, once a commonly spoken language in Jersey, "cabot" means a dog, or a military corporal, "caboter" is to navigate along the coast, and "cabotin" means "theatrical".[3]

Rise to prominence

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George Cabot, one of John Cabot's grandsons

John Cabot (born 1680 Isle of Jersey)[1] and his son, Joseph Cabot (born 1720 in Salem),[4] became highly successful merchants, operating a fleet of privateers carrying opium,[5] rum, and slaves.[6] Shipping during the eighteenth century was the lifeblood of most of Boston's first families. Joseph's sons, Joseph Cabot Jr. (born 1746 in Salem),[7] George Cabot (born 1752 in Salem),[8] and Samuel Cabot (born 1758 in Salem),[9] left Harvard to work their way through shipping, furthering the family fortune[6] and becoming extraordinarily wealthy. Two of the earliest U.S. Supreme Court cases, Bingham v. Cabot (1795) and Bingham v. Cabot (1798), involved family shipping disputes. In 1784, Samuel Cabot relocated to Boston.[9]

George Cabot

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George Cabot and his descendants went into politics. George Cabot became a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, and was appointed but declined to be first Secretary of the Navy. His great-grandson, Henry Cabot Lodge (born 1850 in Boston)[10] was also a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts from 1893 until his death in 1924. In the 1916 election, Henry Cabot Lodge defeated John F. Fitzgerald, former mayor of Boston and the maternal grandfather of John, Robert and Edward Kennedy. George's great-great-great grandson, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (born 1902 in Nahant)[11] was also U.S. Senator from Massachusetts from 1937 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1953, when he lost to John F. Kennedy in the 1952 Senate election. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. went on to be the U.S. Ambassador to United Nations under President Eisenhower and ambassador to South Vietnam under President Kennedy. He was 1960 vice presidential candidate for Richard Nixon against Kennedy–Lyndon B. Johnson. George's other great-great-great grandson, John Davis Lodge (born 1903 in Washington, D.C.)[12] was the 64th Governor of Connecticut. George's great-great-great-great grandson, George Cabot Lodge II (born 1927, son of Henry Cabot Lodge) ran against the successful Edward M. Kennedy in the United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1962.

Samuel Cabot

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Godfrey Lowell Cabot, one of John Cabot's descendants and the founder of Cabot Corporation.

From John Cabot's grandson, Samuel Cabot's side, Samuel Cabot Jr. (born 1784 in Boston)[13] furthered the family fortune by combining the first family staples of working in shipping and marrying money. In 1812,[13] he married Eliza Perkins, daughter of merchant king Colonel Thomas Perkins. Samuel Cabot III (born 1815 in Boston)[14] was an eminent surgeon, whose daughter, Lilla Cabot Perry, was a noted Impressionist artist.[15] His son, Godfrey Lowell Cabot (born 1861 in Boston)[16] founded Cabot Corporation,[17] the largest carbon black producer in the country, used for inks and paints. Godfrey's son, John Moors Cabot (born 1901 in Cambridge),[18] a great-great-grandson of Samuel, was a U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, and Poland during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administration. Another great-great grandson, Paul Codman Cabot[19] (born 1898[20] in Brookline),[21] was cofounder of America's first mutual fund[21] and "Harvard's [Endowment] Midas".[22]

Boston Toast

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The widely known[1][5][23][24] "Boston Toast" by Holy Cross alumnus John Collins Bossidy features the Cabot family:

And this is good old Boston,
The home of the bean and the cod,
Where the Lowells talk only to Cabots,
And the Cabots talk only to God.[25]

Kabotchnik v. Cabot

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In 1923, Harry H. Kabotchnik and his wife Myrtle petitioned to have his family name changed to Cabot.[26]

Some prominent Cabots of Boston (Judge Cabot of the Boston Juvenile Court; Stephen Cabot, headmaster of St. George's School, Middletown, R.I.; Dr. Hugh Cabot, dean of Michigan University Medical School[27]) along with the Pennsylvania branch of the Order of the Founders and Patriots, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania counter-sued to prevent the change.[28]

Judge Charles Young Audenried eventually ruled for the Kabotchniks,[29] as there was "nothing in the law to prevent it."[30]

Members

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Cabot family network

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Associates

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The following is a list of figures closely aligned with or subordinate to the Cabot family.

Businesses

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The following is a list of companies in which the Cabot family have held a controlling or otherwise significant interest.

Philanthropy Institutions & Miscellaneous Non-profits

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Buildings and historic sites

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Cabot - Origin". theislandwiki.org. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ Beryl T Atkins et al., Collins Robert French Dictionary, 1978, Collins, p. 90.
  4. ^ a b "Person Sheet: Joseph Cabot". Cyberancestors, Wooden Ships. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Thomas Cabot, 98, Capitalist And Philanthropist, Is Dead". The New York Times. June 10, 1995. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Cabot Family: Article from theEncyclopædia Britannica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Rebecca Orne (Mrs. Joseph Cabot), 1757". Worcester Art Museum. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "CABOT, George, (1752–1823)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c Aronson, Julie (2006). Perfect Likeness: European and American Portrait Miniatures from the Cincinnati Art Museum. Cincinnati Art Museum. ISBN 0300115806. Retrieved January 14, 2012. Pg. 192
  10. ^ a b c "Henry Cabot Lodge Photographs ca. 1860–1945: Guide to the Photograph Collection". Massachusetts Historical Society. Archived from the original on February 14, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "LODGE, Henry Cabot, Jr., (1902–1985)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  12. ^ a b "LODGE, John Davis, (1903–1985)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  13. ^ a b c "Samuel Cabot, Jr. Ledger, 1814–1821". Harvard Business School Library. Archived from the original on March 7, 2001. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  14. ^ a b "JSTOR: Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 21 (May, 1885 – May, 1886), pp. 517–520: Report of the Council, Resident Follows": 517–520. JSTOR 25129836. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ Noah Sheloa (September 2012). "Lilla Cabot Perry". Boston Athenæum. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Godfrey Lowell Cabot Papers 1870–1962: Guide to the Collection". Massachusetts Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  17. ^ "The History of Cabot Corporation". Cabot Corporation. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  18. ^ a b "John Moore (sic) Cabot is dead at 79; U.S. Ambassador to 5 countries". The New York Times. February 25, 1981. Retrieved March 29, 2008.
  19. ^ a b Who's Who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. A.N. Marquis & Company. 1916. p. 199. Retrieved August 13, 2011. cabot, henry.
  20. ^ Passion for Reality: Paul Cabot and The Boston Mutual Fund. Xlibris Corporation. 2006. ISBN 9781462800698. Retrieved August 13, 2011.Pg. 21–23
  21. ^ a b c "Paul C. Cabot, 95, Financial Strategist; Began Mutual Funds". The New York Times. September 4, 1994. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  22. ^ "Universities: Harvard's Midas". Time. April 16, 1965. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  23. ^ "Miscellany: Aug. 27, 1923". Time. August 27, 1923. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  24. ^ "Irish in America: Smiling-eyed Beauty sheila Finn". Life. March 17, 1961. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  25. ^ Andrews, Robert, ed. (1996). Famous Lines: A Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10218-6.
  26. ^ "Untitled". Santa Cruz News. Oct 3, 1923. Retrieved 2 January 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "Miscellany: Aug. 27, 1923". Time. 27 August 1923. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  28. ^ Joseph Van Raalte (September 30, 1923). "Again, What's in a Name If the Cabotos Could Become Cabots in Days Gone by, Why Can't the Kabotchnicks Do Likewise? They Can!". Pittsburgh Daily Post. p. 56. Retrieved 2 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. ^ "Kabotchnick Becomes "Cabot"; Protest Fails". Lansing State Journal. August 15, 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 2 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. ^ "Kabotchnik May Be Cabot, Judge is 'constrained' to Rule". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 15 August 1923. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  31. ^ "Francis Cabot". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  32. ^ "Francis Cabot Lowell (1775–1817) Papers: Guide to the Collection". Massachusetts Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  33. ^ Whipple, G.M. (1862). Historical collections of the Essex Institute, Volume IV. Essex Institute. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  34. ^ Paine, Sarah Cushing (1912). Paine Ancestry: The Family of Robert Treat Paine, Signer of the Declaration of Independence. David Clapp & Son. p. 206. Retrieved January 11, 2012. first cotton mill.
  35. ^ Lodge, Henry Cabot (1878). Life and Letters of George Cabot. Little, Brown and Company. p. 5. Retrieved January 11, 2012. henry now married. Pg. 568
  36. ^ a b "Francis Cabot", RootsWeb. Accessed January 7, 2016.
  37. ^ "Nathaniel Cabot Lee", RootsWeb. Accessed August 15, 2018.
  38. ^ "John Clarke Lee", RootsWeb. Accessed August 15, 2018.
  39. ^ "George Cabot Lee", RootsWeb. Accessed August 15, 2018.
  40. ^ "Frederick Cabot", RootsWeb. Accessed January 7, 2016.
  41. ^ a b "Francis Cabot", RootsWeb. Accessed January 7, 2016.
  42. ^ a b Fox, Margalit. "Francis H. Cabot, 86, Dies; Created Notable Gardens". The New York Times (November 27, 2011): "A son of the New York branch of one of Boston's storied families ..."
  43. ^ "Almy family. Papers, 1649–1967 (inclusive), 1835–1967 (bulk): A Finding Aid". Harvard University Library, Radcliffe College. November 1976. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  44. ^ Biographical History of Massachusetts: Biographies and Autobiographies of the Leading Men in the State, Volume II. Massachusetts Biographical Society. 1913. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  45. ^ "Senior trustee, Thomas D. Cabot, dies at 98". MIT News. June 21, 1995. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  46. ^ "Mabel Brandon and Louis Cabot". The New York Times. June 1, 1997. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  47. ^ "Linda Black Is Married". The New York Times. January 29, 1989. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  48. ^ "Weddings; Sara R. Snow and Timothy P. Cabot". The New York Times. February 11, 1996. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  49. ^ "Town & Country, Volumes 75–76". Town & Country. February 20, 1919. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  50. ^ Elizabeth Cabot Lee
  51. ^ Engle, Kathy. "Internationally known Western artist Hugh Cabot dies at 75", Green Valley News (May 27, 2005): "Born in Boston, the son of a decidedly patrician family ..."
  52. ^ "Cabot, Elizabeth Rogers Mason, 1834–1920. Diaries, 1859–1906: A Finding Aid". Harvard University Library. July 1985. Archived from the original on May 15, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  53. ^ "U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 – March 31, 1925 > 1922 > Roll 1953 – Certificates: 163726-164099, 08 May 1922-08 May 1922". National Archives. 2006. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  54. ^ "Elise Cabot Forbes Papers: 1875–1960 Offsite Storage Inventory". Massachusetts Historical Society. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  55. ^ Lodge, Henry Cabot (1878). Life and Letters of George Cabot. Little, Brown and Company. p. 41. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  56. ^ Fertilizer Abstracts: Volume 1 (Report). National Fertilizer Development Center, Tennessee Valley Authority. 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-03-02. Gulf Central is a joint venture of Gulf Interstate Company, Houston; Cabot Corporation, Boston, Mass.[;] and Loeb, Rhoades & Co., the New York investment bankers.
  57. ^ Lewis, John R. (1969). "Nitrogen". Metals, Minerals & Fuels (Report). Minerals Yearbook, Volumes 1-2. Bureau of Mines. p. 793. Retrieved 2023-03-02. [A] second independently owned and operated common carrier anhydrous ammonia pipeline system was under construction at the end of 1968...Built to transport ammonia from the major producing areas of the Texas and Louisiana gulf coast to consuming centers in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Indiana, and Missouri, the new line, varying in diameter from 6 to 10 inches, will be known as the Gulf Central...¶Owners of the Gulf Central line were listed as the Gulf National State Bank of Houston, Tex.; Cabot Corporation of Boston, Mass.; Loeb, Rhoades and Co., New York; and a subsidiary of the Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
  58. ^ "GEORGE E. CABOT, REALTY MANAGER:Founder, President of Boston Firm Dies at 85—Athenaeum Head Was Museum Trustee". New York Times. 1946-04-19. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  59. ^ Hall, Peter D. (1984) [1982]. The Organization of American Culture, 1700-1900. Private Institutions, Elites, and the Origins of American Nationality. New York University Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-8147-3425-1.
  60. ^ "Obituary: Lewis P. Cabot". Press Herald. 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  61. ^ "Paul C. Cabot, 95, Financial Strategist; Began Mutual Funds". New York Times. 1994-09-04. p. 41, Section 1. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  62. ^ Fox, Margalit (2011-11-27). "Francis H. Cabot, 86, Dies; Created Notable Gardens". New York Times. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  63. ^ Cohen, Rich (2012). The Fish that Ate the Whale. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. p. 186. ISBN 9780374299279.
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