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The Kennedy family (Irish: Ó Cinnéide) is an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business.In 1884, 35 years after the family's arrival from County Wexford, Ireland, Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy became the first Kennedy elected to public office, serving in the Massachusetts state legislature until 1895.
Patrick Joseph Kennedy (January 14, 1858 – May 18, 1929) was an American businessman and politician from Boston, Massachusetts.He and his wife Mary were the parents of four children, including future U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
President Kennedy was at the White House at the time. August 7 was the 20th anniversary of the day the United States Navy had rescued him in World War II after he had spent five days marooned on an island in the Pacific. Kennedy had been in command of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 when it was rammed by a Japanese destroyer, killing two of his crew ...
Melina Khan, USA TODAY NETWORK - New England. November 6, 2024 at 12:52 PM ... All of the Kennedy family members who have held elected office, including John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, have ...
Ethel Kennedy, a matriarch in the United States' most prominent political family, has died at age 96.. On Oct. 10, 2024, the widow of former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died from complications related ...
More than 15 members of the storied Kennedy political family will endorse U.S. President Joe Biden at a Philadelphia campaign event on Thursday in a rebuke of Robert F. Kennedy Jr's independent ...
Christopher George Kennedy (born July 4, 1963) is an American businessman who is the chair of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc. [1] A member of the prominent Kennedy family, he is a son of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and a nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.
The Kennedy family's Irish roots have always held a special connections for Ethel's second daughter. As a young woman she studied Irish history at Trinity College in Dublin before returning to the ...