The Kennedys: A political dynasty

Joseph Patrick Kennedy (1888-1969)   Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995)

Joseph Jr. (1915-1944) U.S. Navy pilot killed in action over England in World War II
 
Rosemary (1918-2005) Confined to institution in 1941 after failed lobotomy

Kathleen (1920-1948) Married Marquess of Hartington. Killed in plane crash

Eunice (1921-2009) Married Sargent Shriver. Three sons, one daughter

Patricia (1924-2006) Married actor Peter Lawford. One son, three daughters

Jean (b.1928). Married Stephen Smith. Two sons, two daughters. U.S. Ambassador to Ireland 1993-98

John (1917-1963) Married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. Elected youngest U.S. President in 1960, assassinated in Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963

Robert (1925-1968) Married Ethel Skakel. Seven sons, four daughters. Assassinated June 5, 1968, while running for U.S. presidency

Edward (1932-2009) U.S. Senator from Massachusetts 1962-2009. Married twice, two sons, one daughter

Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (b.1957) Author and lawyer. U.S. Ambassador to Japan 2013-2017

John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960-1999) Lawyer and journalist. Killed in plane crash

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (b.1951) Former  Lt. Governor of Maryland

Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (b.1952). Former Congressman from Massachusetts, current head of Kennedy family

Edward Moore Kennedy Jr. (b.1961) Connecticut state senator

Patrick J. Kennedy (b.1967) Ex-congressman from Rhode Island

Robert Sargent Shriver III (b.1954) Former Mayor of Santa Monica, California

Maria Shriver (b.1955). Journalist and author. Former wife of ex-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mark Kennedy Shriver (b.1964) Former member of Maryland House of Delegates

Joseph Patrick Kennedy III (b.1980) Congressman from Massachusetts. Seen as rising star of Democratic party


         
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