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American political family

This article is about the U.S. political family. For the fictional family, see Kennedy family (Neighbours).

"Kennedys" redirects here. For the law firm, see Kennedys Law. For other people named "Kennedy", see Kennedy (surname).

Kennedy family Ó Cinnéide
Coat of arms of the descendants of Patrick Kennedy
Parent family	O'Kennedy
Country	Dunganstown, New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland[1]
Current region	United States
Founded	Arrival in the United States , Boston years ago
Founder	Patrick Kennedy (–)
Titles	List President of the United States First Lady of the United States United States Ambassador (to Australia, Austria, France, Ireland, Japan, and the United Kingdom) United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland United States Senator (Massachusetts, New York) United States Congressman (Massachusetts, Rhode Island) United States Attorney General United States Secretary of Health and Human Services(Presumptive) Lieutenant Governor of Maryland State senator (Connecticut, Massachusetts) State representative (Maryland, Massachusetts) Mayor (Santa Monica, California) Papal Countess of the Holy Roman Church Marchioness of Hartington
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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 , 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 At least one Kennedy family member served in federal elective office from , when P. J. Kennedy's grandson John F. Kennedy became a member of Congress from Massachusetts, until , when Patrick J.

Kennedy II (John's nephew) retired as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island.^[2]

P. J.'s son Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and his wife, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, had nine children, including John F. Kennedy, who served in both houses of the United States Congress and as U.S. President; Robert F.

Kennedy, who served as U.S. Attorney General and as a U.S. Senator; and Ted Kennedy, who served more than 46 years in the U.S. Senate. Other descendants include members of the U.S. House of Representatives, two U.S. ambassadors, one U.S. envoy, a lieutenant governor, three state legislators (one of whom also served in the U.S.

House of Representatives), and one mayor.

Joseph and Rose's daughter Eunice played a vital role in establishing the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (part of the National Institutes of Health) and the Special Olympics. Other descendants of Joseph and Rose Kennedy have been lawyers, authors, and activists on behalf of those with physical and intellectual disabilities.

History

According to genealogist Brian Kennedy in his work JFK's Irish O'Kennedy Ancestors, the Kennedys—who would go on to play a significant role in the United States of America—originated from an Irish clan called Ó Cinnéide Fionn (which, along with the Ó Cinnéide Donn and Ó Cinnéide Ruadh, were the three Irish Gaelic Ó Cinnéide clans who ruled the Kingdom of Ormond).

In , their progenitor Diarmaid Ó Cinnéide Fionn became the owner of Knigh Castle, located close to what is today Puckane, County Tipperary. In , having lost out to the New English order in the Kingdom of Ireland, they moved to Dunganstown, New Ross, County Wexford. Patrick Kennedy was born there.

Patrick Kennedy (–) and Bridget Murphy (–) sailed from Ireland to East Boston in Patrick worked in East Boston as a barrel maker, or cooper,^[3] and had five children with Bridget.

Their youngest, Patrick Joseph "P. J." Kennedy, went into business and served in the Massachusetts state legislature from to

P. J. and his wife, Mary Augusta Hickey, had four children. Their oldest was Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy Sr.,^[4] a businessman who amassed a private fortune in banking and securities trading, which he further expanded by investing in filmmaking and real estate.

He also founded Somerset Importers and owned Chicago's Merchandise Mart.

In , Joseph Sr. married Rose Fitzgerald,^[5] the eldest daughter of John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, who served six years as mayor of Boston and six years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.^[6] The couple had nine children: Joseph Jr.

(–), John (called Jack) (–), Rose Marie (called Rosemary) (–), Kathleen (called Kick) (–), Eunice (–), Patricia (–), Robert (called Bobby) (–), Jean (–) and Edward (called Ted) (–).

Joseph Sr. was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), chairman of the Maritime Commission, and U.S.

ambassador to the United Kingdom from to He served from to on The Hoover Commission (the "Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government"), which was appointed by PresidentHarry Truman to recommend administrative changes in the federal government. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was named Papal Countess of the Holy Roman Church by Pope Pius XII in in recognition of her "exemplary motherhood and many charitable works."^[7]

Continued public service

Every Kennedy elected to public office has served as a Democrat, while other members of the family have worked for the party or held Cabinet posts in Democratic administrations.

Many have attended Harvard University, and the family has contributed greatly to that university's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Joseph Sr. expected his eldest son, Joseph Jr., to go into politics and to ultimately be elected president. Joseph Jr. was elected as a Massachusetts delegate to the Democratic National Convention and enlisted in the U.S.

Navy after the United States entered World War II. He was killed in when the bomber he was piloting exploded in flight. Joseph Sr.'s desire to see the family involved in politics and government then focused on John, who had considered a career as a journalist, having authored a book (Why England Slept) and done some reporting for Hearst Newspapers.

After returning from Navy service, John served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Massachusetts's 11th congressional district from to , and then as U.S. Senator from Massachusetts from to In the presidential election, John narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon.

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During John's administration, Robert served as attorney general, their brother-in-law Sargent Shriver served as director of the new Peace Corps, and Ted became the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts until his death in The Kennedy administration's accomplishments include the Alliance for Progress with Latin America, the establishment of the Peace Corps, a peaceful resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis in October , the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of , the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ending the poll tax, the continuation of the Apollo spaceflight program with the goal of landing a man on the Moon, and the introduction of the Civil Rights Act of to Congress (signed into law by Kennedy's successor Lyndon B.

Johnson).^[8] The family was the subject of intense media coverage during and after Kennedy's presidency.

Ted served in the Senate with his brother Robert (–), and was serving in the Senate when his nephew, Joseph P. II, and his son, Patrick J., served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Massachusetts's 8th congressional district (–) and Rhode Island's 1st congressional district (–), respectively.

In November , Joseph P. Kennedy III, son of former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and grandson of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district. In , Joseph P. III lost the U.S. Senate primary election in Massachusetts to incumbent Ed Markey, the first Kennedy to ever lose an election in the state.^[9][10]

In the s, three Kennedy family members were serving as U.S.

ambassadors or envoys.

John f kennedy childrens biography of amelia island December 8, Archived from the original on October 6, She passed the New York State bar exam the following year. Archived from the original on April 25,

Victoria Reggie Kennedy, second wife of Ted Kennedy, was named in by President Biden as U.S. ambassador to Austria.^[11]Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President Kennedy, was named in by President Biden as U.S. ambassador to Australia; she previously served as U.S. ambassador to Japan under President Barack Obama. In the same year, Joseph P.

Kennedy III was named by President Biden as U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ran for president in the United States presidential election.^[12] He originally ran as a Democrat, but changed his party affiliation to Independent in October Robert Jr.'s campaign drew controversy among other family members, who publicly spoke out against him mainly due to his anti-vaccine views, instead endorsing President Joe Biden.^[13] In August , two months before the election, Robert Jr.

dropped out and endorsed Republican candidateDonald Trump, who went on to win the election. On November 14, , Trump nominated him to be United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for his cabinet, pending Senate approval.^[14]

Family tree

Businesses

Philanthropy and policy institutes

Government offices held

• Patrick Joseph Kennedy: Massachusetts state Representative, –; Massachusetts state Senator, –
  • Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.: Chairman of the U.S.

    Securities and Exchange Commission, –; chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, –; United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, –

    • John Fitzgerald Kennedy: United States Representative from Massachusetts, –; United States Senator from Massachusetts, –; President of the United States, –
    • Eunice Kennedy Shriver
    • Robert Francis Kennedy: United States Attorney General, –; United States Senator from New York, –
    • Jean Kennedy Smith: United States Ambassador to Ireland,
    • Edward Moore Kennedy: United States Senator from Massachusetts, –

In addition, some Kennedy spouses have served in government:

There was a member of the Kennedy family in public office nearly continuously from , when John F.

Kennedy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, until early , when Patrick J. Kennedy left the House. The only exception was the period between John F. Kennedy's resignation from the Senate on December 22, , and his assumption of the office of President on January 20, In , two years after Patrick Kennedy left the House, Joseph P.

Kennedy III was elected U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and served until Below is a timeline of the Kennedys' tenure in the U.S. Congress.

Timeline

Heraldry

On March 17, , John F. Kennedy was presented with a grant of arms for all the descendants of Patrick Kennedy (–) from the Chief Herald of Ireland.

The design of the arms (three gold closed helmets on a black field)^[30] strongly alludes to symbols in the coats of arms of the O'Kennedys of Ormonde and the FitzGeralds of Desmond, from whom the family is descended. The crest is an armored hand holding four arrows between two olive branches, elements taken from the coat of arms of the United States of America and also symbolic of Kennedy and his brothers.^[31]

Granted Armiger All the descendants of Patrick Kennedy (–) Crest Between two olive branches a cubit sinister arm in armor erect, the hand holding a sheaf of four arrows, points upward, all proper Escutcheon Sable three helmets in profile Or within a bordure per saltire Gules and Ermine.

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References

Citations

Book sources

• Gibson, Barbara; Ted Schwartz (). The Kennedys&#;: the Third Generation.

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• Haas, Lawrence J. The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America's Empire () excerpt
• Hunt, Amber, and David Batcher. Kennedy Wives: Triumph and Tragedy in America's Most Public Family () excerpt
• Kessler, Ronald.

  The sins of the father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the dynasty he founded (St. Martin's Press, ).

• Klein, Edward. The Kennedy Curse: Why tragedy has haunted America's first family for years (Macmillan, ).
• Leamer, Laurence. The Kennedy women: The saga of an American family (Ballantine Books, ).
  Biography for children Houston Chronicle. Caroline Kennedy's voice Kennedy's opening statement at her confirmation hearing to be United States ambassador to Australia Recorded April 7, Family tree [ edit ]. Archived from the original on October 26,

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• Leamer, Laurence. The Kennedy Men: () excerpt
• Leamer, Laurence. Sons of Camelot: The Fate of an American Dynasty () excerpt
• Nasaw, David. The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy (); scholarly biography.

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