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I175
MARY SHEEHY

x PATRICK FIELD
 




 
PATRICK FIELD

x MARY SHEEHY
 




 
 I59

F30
I58
MARGARET M. FIELD

* About 1836 
x JAMES HICKEY
 
✝ 1911 Jun 5, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 




    
JAMES HICKEY

* 1836, CorkCork County, Munster Province, Ireland 
x MARGARET M. FIELD
 
✝ 1900 Nov 22, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 




     
 I75

F32
I76
MARY AUGUSTA HICKEY

* 1857 Dec 6, WinthropSuffolk County, MA, USA 
x PATRICK JOSEPH KENNEDY
1887 Nov 23, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
✝ 1923 May 20, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
⚰ MaldenMiddlesex County, MA, USA 




    
PATRICK JOSEPH KENNEDY

* 1858 Jan 14, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
~ 1858 Jan 16, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
x MARY AUGUSTA HICKEY
1887 Nov 23, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
✝ 1929 May 18, 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.





     
 I123

F33
I105
JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY

* 1888 Sep 6, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
~ 1888 Sep 9, East BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
x ROSE ELIZABETH FITZGERALD
1914 Oct 7, BostonSuffolk County, MA, USA 
✝ 1969 Nov 18, 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.