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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 Massachusetts state legislature until 1895.
December 31, 1997 – Michael LeMoyne Kennedy, son of Robert F. Kennedy, died in a skiing accident after crashing into a tree in Aspen, Colorado. [ 20 ] [ 1 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 21 ] [ 16 ] July 16, 1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr. died together with his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and her sister Lauren Bessette, when the plane he was piloting ...
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. Kennedy, and longtime senator Ted Kennedy.
The Kennedy family's Irish roots have always held a special connections for Ethel's second daughter. As a young woman she studied Irish history at Trinity College in Dublin before returning to the ...
Kennedy is one of the most well-known family names in modern American history. Unfortunately, the family has been marred by tragedy over the years.
Joe III, son of Joseph II and Sheila Rauch, has followed in his family’s tradition and become a politician.. Joe got his start in politics working on his uncle Sen. Ted Kennedy’s reelection ...
Ethel Kennedy was frequently pregnant during her 18-year marriage, giving birth to 11 children: Kathleen in 1951, Joseph in 1952, Robert Jr. in 1954, David in 1955, Mary Courtney in 1956, Michael in 1958, Kerry in 1959, Christopher in 1963, Maxwell in 1965, Douglas in 1967, and Rory, [26] who was born after her father was assassinated in 1968. [27]
As the youngest member of the family, Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy was born in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 12, 1968, six months after her father died. She is a documentary filmmaker whose work ...