Person:Joseph Kennedy (1)
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
b.6 Sep 1888 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
d.18 Nov 1969 Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Joseph Patrick Kennedy1888 - 1969
  2. Francis Benedict Kennedy1891 - 1892
Spouse and Children
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m. 7 Oct 1914
  1. Lt. Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr.1915 - 1944
  2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy1917 - 1963
  3. Rose Marie Kennedy1918 - 2005
  4. Kathleen Agnes Kennedy1920 - 1948
  5. Eunice Mary Kennedy1921 - 2009
  6. Patricia Kennedy1924 - 2006
  7. Robert Francis Kennedy1925 - 1968
  8. Jean Ann Kennedy1928 -
  9. Edward Moore Kennedy1932 - 2009
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Facts and Events
Name Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 6 Sep 1888 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 7 Oct 1914 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Death[1] 18 Nov 1969 Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Reference Number? Q313696?


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Joseph Patrick Kennedy (September 6, 1888 – November 18, 1969) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the Irish-American Kennedy family, which included President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy.

Kennedy was born to a political family in East Boston, Massachusetts. He made a large fortune as a stock market and commodity investor and later rolled over his profits by investing in real estate and a wide range of business industries across the United States. During World War I, he was an assistant general manager of a Boston area Bethlehem Steel shipyard; through that position, he became acquainted with Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In the 1920s, Kennedy made huge profits by reorganizing and refinancing several Hollywood studios; several acquisitions were ultimately merged into Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Studios. Kennedy increased his fortune with distribution rights for Scotch whisky. He owned the largest privately owned building in the country, Chicago's Merchandise Mart.

Kennedy was a leading member of the Democratic Party and of the Irish Catholic community. President Roosevelt appointed Kennedy to be the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which he led from 1934 to 1935. Kennedy later directed the Maritime Commission. Kennedy served as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1938 to late 1940. With the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Kennedy was pessimistic about Britain's ability to survive attacks from Nazi Germany. During the Battle of Britain in November 1940, Kennedy publicly suggested, "Democracy is finished in England. It may be here [in the United States]." After a controversy regarding this statement, Kennedy resigned his position.

Kennedy was married to Rose Kennedy and had nine children. During his later life, he was heavily involved in the political careers of his sons. Three of Kennedy's sons attained distinguished political positions: John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) served as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts and as the 35th president of the United States, Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968) served as the U.S. attorney general and as a U.S. senator from New York, and Ted Kennedy (1932–2009) also served as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records 1841-1915. (From Massachusetts state archives)
    Vol. 387, p. 222.

    Sept. 6, 1888: Joseph Patrick Kennedy, b. at 157 Meridian. Parents Patrick J. and Mary A. of Boston. Father liquor dealer, b. Boston. Mother b. Boston.

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