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*	14 JAN 1858, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
~	16 JAN 1858, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
x	MARY AUGUSTA HICKEY 23 NOV 1887, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	18 MAY 1929, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
⚰	MaldenMiddlesex County, MA, USA
b	politician

Patrick Joseph Kennedy was the first Kennedy to enter into politics during an era of ward bosses that controlled the political machinery of Boston. In 1886 he was elected to the State Senate for his ward and served three terms. He married Mary Augusta Hickey, the daughter of a prosperous businessman.

MARY AUGUSTA HICKEY

*	6 DEC 1857, WinthropSuffolk County, MA, USA
x	PATRICK JOSEPH KENNEDY 23 NOV 1887, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	20 MAY 1923, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
⚰	MaldenMiddlesex County, MA, USA

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JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY

*	6 SEP 1888, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
~	9 SEP 1888, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
x	ROSE ELIZABETH FITZGERALD 7 OCT 1914, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	18 NOV 1969, Hyannis PortBarnstable County, MA, USA
⚰	AFTER 18 NOV 1969, BrooklineNorfolk County, MA, USA
b	Ambassador

Born in 1888, the grandson of an Irish immigrant, Joseph Patrick Kennedy had an enormous drive to acquire both fame and fortune. His often cited goal was to be a millionaire by the age of 35. Within a year and a half of graduating from Harvard College, he had progressed from bank clerk through bank examiner to bank president and was on his way. Publicity from being the youngest U. S. bank president opened doors to other opportunities. Soon his financial enterprises embraced real estate, the stock market and motion pictures. Kennedy's accumulated wealth by 1929 enabled him to establish one million dollar trust funds for each of his children. In the 1930's he began to put his intelligence, personality and money into politics. His involvement in Roosevelt's inner circle during the presidential campaign led him to believe he would receive a cabinet post. Although that never materialized, he was chosen to head the newly created Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulatory body set up to govern the financial community. Later, he headed the Maritime Commission. However, his most famous appointment was that of ambassador to the Court of Saint James. He served from 1937 until 1940 when he retired from public service and returned to the business world. In 1961 he suffered a debilitating stroke followed by relapses and heart attacks that left him virtually incapacitated until his death in 1969.

ROSE ELIZABETH FITZGERALD

*	22 JUL 1890, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
x	JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY 7 OCT 1914, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	22 JAN 1995, HyannisMA, USA
w	Hyannis PortBarnstable County, MA, USA

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FRANCIS BENEDICT KENNEDY

*	11 MAR 1891, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
~	22 MAR 1891, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	14 JUN 1892, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
⚰	MaldenMiddlesex County, MA, USA

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MARY LORETTA KENNEDY

*	6 AUG 1892, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
~	18 AUG 1892, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
x	GEORGE WILLIAM CONNELLY 12 OCT 1927, WinthropSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	18 NOV 1972, WinfieldDu Page County, IL, USA

GEORGE WILLIAM CONNELLY

*	10 JUN 1898, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
x	MARY LORETTA KENNEDY 12 OCT 1927, WinthropSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	29 AUG 1971, St. AugustineSaint Johns County, FL, USA

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MARGARET LOUISE KENNEDY

*	22 OCT 1898, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
~	30 OCT 1898, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
x	CHARLES JOSEPH BURKE 14 JUN 1924, WinthropSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	14 NOV 1974, BrooklineNorfolk County, MA, USA
⚰	MaldenMiddlesex County, MA, USA

CHARLES JOSEPH BURKE

*	23 AUG 1899, MedfordMiddlesex County, MA, USA
x	MARGARET LOUISE KENNEDY 14 JUN 1924, WinthropSuffolk County, MA, USA
✝	5 APR 1967, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA
⚰	WinthropSuffolk County, MA, USA

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