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*	1858 Jan 14, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
~	1858 Jan 16, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
x	MARY AUGUSTA HICKEY 1887 Nov 23, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1929 May 18, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
⚰	Malden, Middlesex 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

*	1857 Dec 6, Winthrop, Suffolk County, MA, USA
x	PATRICK JOSEPH KENNEDY 1887 Nov 23, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1923 May 20, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
⚰	Malden, Middlesex County, MA, USA

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JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY

*	1888 Sep 6, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
~	1888 Sep 9, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
x	ROSE ELIZABETH FITZGERALD 1914 Oct 7, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1969 Nov 18, Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, MA, USA
⚰	After 18 Nov 1969, Brookline, Norfolk 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

*	1890 Jul 22, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
x	JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY 1914 Oct 7, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1995 Jan 22, Hyannis, MA, USA
w	Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, MA, USA

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FRANCIS BENEDICT KENNEDY

*	1891 Mar 11, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
~	1891 Mar 22, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1892 Jun 14, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
⚰	Malden, Middlesex County, MA, USA

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MARY LORETTA KENNEDY

*	1892 Aug 6, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
~	1892 Aug 18, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
x	GEORGE WILLIAM CONNELLY 1927 Oct 12, Winthrop, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1972 Nov 18, Winfield, Du Page County, IL, USA

GEORGE WILLIAM CONNELLY

*	1898 Jun 10, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
x	MARY LORETTA KENNEDY 1927 Oct 12, Winthrop, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1971 Aug 29, St. Augustine, Saint Johns County, FL, USA

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MARGARET LOUISE KENNEDY

*	1898 Oct 22, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
~	1898 Oct 30, East Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
x	CHARLES JOSEPH BURKE 1924 Jun 14, Winthrop, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1974 Nov 14, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA, USA
⚰	Malden, Middlesex County, MA, USA

CHARLES JOSEPH BURKE

*	1899 Aug 23, Medford, Middlesex County, MA, USA
x	MARGARET LOUISE KENNEDY 1924 Jun 14, Winthrop, Suffolk County, MA, USA
✝	1967 Apr 5, Boston, Suffolk County, MA, USA
⚰	Winthrop, Suffolk County, MA, USA

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