John
Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald
(Feb. 11, 1863-Oct. 2, 1950)-Mayor of
Boston. Father of Rose Fitzgerald
Kennedy and grandfather of President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and Senators
Robert and Edward
Kennedy, and of Eunice
Kennedy Shriver. Great-Grandfather
to Maria
Shriver, and Congressman Patrick
Kennedy.
Poltical
Career/Connections
Party
Affiliation:
Democrat
Member of Boston Common
Council
1893-1894: State Senator
(Massachusetts)
1895-1901 U.S. House of
Representatives (Mass. 9th
District)
1906-1907: Mayor of Boston
1907:
1910-1913: Mayor of Boston
1912: Delegate to Democratic
National Convention from
Massachusetts
1916: Democratic Candidate for
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
(lost)
1919: U.S. House of
Representatives (Mass. 10th
District)
1922: Democratic Candidate for
Governor of Massachusetts,
(lost)
1932: Delegate to Democratic
National Convention from
Massachusetts
Eunice
Mary Kennedy Shriver (July 10,
1921-August 11, 2009) was a member of
the Kennedy family and a co-founer of
the Special Olympics in the 1960s as a
national organization. Born in
Brookline, Massachusetts, she was the
fifth of nine children of Joseph P.
Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy . She was
married to Sargent Shriver, and the
mother of California First Lady
Maria
Shriver, and the mother-in-law of
Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger.
Political
Career/Connections
Party
Affiliation:
Democrat
Eunice Kennedy Shriver never held
poltical office, but has led a very
poltical life, as befitting a
Kennedy.
1960: Actively campaigned for her
brother, John, as he successfully
ran for President.
1970: Eunice's husband, Sargent
Shriver, ran for the office of
Maryland Governor
1972: Eunice's husband, Sargent
Shriver, ran for Vice-President as
the running mate to George McGovern.
They lost to the Nixon/Agnew
ticket.
1976: Eunice's husband, Sargent
Shriver, ran for the Democrtic
Party's Presidential nomination.
1992: Joined several other
prominent Democrats in signing a
public letter to the New York Times,
in protes of the Democratic Party's
pro-abortion plank in the party's
official platform. This occurred
during Bill Clinton's first campaign
for President.
2003: Supported her son-in-law,
Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his
successful election to the
governship of California.
2008: Joined other Kennedy family
members on stage as her brother,
Senator Ted Kennedy, vocally
announced his support for Barack
Obama's campaign for the Democratic
nomination against Senator Hillary
Clinton.
Edward
Moore "Ted" Kennedy (Feb. 22,
1932-August 25, 2009) was a member of
the Kennedy family and a leader in the
Democratic Party for over 40 years as a
powerful Senator and one-time
presidential candidate. Born in
Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy was the
youngest of nine children of Joseph P.
Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy . He was
married twice, first to Joan Bennett,
and later to Vicki Reggie. Senator
Kennedy fathered three children with
his first wife, Kara, Edward Jr., and
Patrick. Patrick Kennedy is a
congressman from Rhode Island.
Political
Career:
Party
Affiliation:
Democrat
1958: Served as official
manager of older brother John
Kennedy's Senate re-election
campaign.
1960: Manager of older
brother John Kennedy's presidential
election campaign in the Western
states.
1962: Won election to John
Kennedy's old Senate seat
representing Massachussetts. Ted
Kennedy held that Senate seat until
his death in August, 2009
1980: Challenged incumbent
Democratic President Jimmy Carter
for the party's nomination. Kennedy
lost the nomination.
2008: Joined other Kennedy
family members on stage to vocally
announce his support for Barack
Obama's campaign for the Democratic
nomination against Senator Hillary
Clinton.
Patrick
Joseph Kennedy II (born July 14,
1967) is member of the U.S. House of
Representatives serving the 1st
congressional district of Rhode Island.
Kennedy is the son of late U.S. Senator
Edward M. Kennedy from Massachusetts
and a member of the Kennedy
family political
dynasty.
Kennedy became the youngest member of
the Kennedy family to hold elected
office when, in 1988, he won election
to the Rhode Island House of
Representatives at age 21.
Representative Kennedy is a vocal
supporter of health care reform, and is
a supporter of abortion rights. In
November 2009, Patrick Kennedy was
barred from receiving Holy Communion by
his Bishop, Thomas Tobin. Bishop Tobin
instructed Kennedy to not take
Communion, saying that the diocesan
priests have been told to not give him
Communion. Kennedy said the bishop had
explained the penalty by telling him
“that I am not a good practicing
Catholic because of the positions that
I’ve taken as a public
official,” particularly on
abortion.
Political
Career:
Party
Affiliation:
Democrat
Poltical
Career/Connections
1994: Won election to the
1st Rhode Island Congressional seat
by defeating Republican candidate
Kevin Vigilante. Patrick Kennedy has
won re-election seven times.
2008: Joined other Kennedy
family members on stage to vocally
announce his support for Barack
Obama's campaign for the Democratic
nomination against Senator Hillary
Clinton.
Joseph
Patrick Kennedy II (born September
24, 1952) is a member of the Democratic
Party and former member of the U.S.
House of Representatives and is
currently a businessman. Kennedy served
as a member of to the U.S. House of
Representatives from the 8th
congressional district of Massachusetts
from 1987 to 1999. This was the seat
held by former Speaker of the House,
Thomas "tip" O'Neill and by Kennedy's
uncle, John F. Kennedy. In 1979 Kennedy
founded and ran Citizens Energy
Corporation, a non-profit energy
company 1979 to 1987, when he first won
election to the House. After leaving
the House of Representatives in 1999 he
once again led Citizens Energy
Corporation.
Joseph Kennedy is named after his
late uncle Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., he
is the eldest son of U.S. Senator
Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel
Kennedy and a member of the Kennedy
family political dynasty.
Political
Career:
Party
Affiliation:
Democrat
Poltical
Career/Connections
1986: Won election to the 8th
Massachusetts Congressional seat and
and held it from 1987 until resigning
his seat in 1999.
Links
and Resources:
Mayor
John Francis
Fitzgerald--Celebrate Boston.com
John
F. Fitzgerald-Wikipedia
article
Ted
Kennedy-Wikipedia Article
Senator
Edward M. Kennedy | United States
Senator for Massachusetts-Senate
Website
Ted
Kennedy-
Ted
Kennedy--New York Times, August
25, 2009
Senator
Ted Kennedy has died at home in
Hyannis Port the evening of August
25--Review of Kennedy's
accomplishments
Patrick
J. Kennedy, Jr.-- Official
CampaignWebsite
Representative
Patrick J. Kennedy, Jr.--House
of Representatives webpage
Bishop
bars Patrick Kennedy from Communion
over abortion--CNN, Nov. 22,
2009
Joseph
P. Kennedy II--Biographical
Directory of the United States
Congress
