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Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. (September 6, 1888 – November 18, 1969) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was a patriarch of the Kennedy family, which included President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General and Senator Robert F ...
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 ...
Joseph P. Kennedy's mistress Janet Fontaine gives intriguing details about her nine-year affair with one of the most powerful men in America.
Kennedy was born in the Brighton section of Boston, Massachusetts on September 24, 1952. He was the second of 11 children to Ethel (née Skakel) and Robert F. Kennedy. [1] He was named after his grandfather Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., the patriarch of the Kennedy family.
The following is a list of notable Kennedy family members, arranged by birth date: P. J. Kennedy (1858–1929) businessperson [2] Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969) businessperson, politician [3] Rose Kennedy (1890–1995) philanthropist, socialite, family matriarch [3] Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915–1944) U.S. Navy pilot [3]
His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., was a politician and his mother Rose Kennedy was a socialite and philanthropist.
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. (July 25, 1915 – August 12, 1944) was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Kennedy family and the eldest of the nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. During World War II, Kennedy was killed in action while serving as a land-based patrol bomber pilot, and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross .
Joe Kennedy III. Joseph Patrick Kennedy III (born October 4, 1980) is an American politician and diplomat who has been the United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland since 2022. Prior to this, Kennedy served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he ...