Patrick Joseph KENNEDY

1858 - 1929  (71 years)

• Name	Patrick Joseph KENNEDY
  Birth	14 Jan 1858	East Boston, Suffolk Co, MA
  Christening	16 Jan 1858	East Boston, Suffolk Co, MA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Dockhand, Saloonkeeper, Senator, Bank President
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Death	18 May 1929	Boston, Suffolk Co, MA
  Burial	Malden, Middlesex Co, MA
  Person ID	I23	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2007

  
  

  Father	Patrick KENNEDY,   b. Abt 1823, Dunganstown, Ireland d. 22 Nov 1858, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Bridget MURPHY,   b. 1821, Dunganstown, Ireland d. 20 Dec 1888, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1849	Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston, MA
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Augusta HICKEY,   b. 6 Dec 1857, Winthrop, Suffolk Co, MA d. 20 May 1923, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	1887	Boston, Suffolk Co, MA
  Children	1. Joseph Patrick KENNEDY,   b. 6 Sep 1888, East Boston, Suffolk Co., MA d. 18 Nov 1969, Hyannis Port, MA (Age 81 years)   2. Francis Benedict KENNEDY,   b. 11 Mar 1891, East Boston, Suffolk Co, MA d. 14 Jun 1892, East Boston, Suffolk Co, MA (Age 1 year)   3. Mary Loretta KENNEDY,   b. 6 Aug 1892, East Boston, Suffolk Co, MA d. 18 Nov 1972, Winfield, IL (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 1997

  
  

• Photos		Patrick Joseph Kennedy - Senate portrait
  		Patrick Joseph Kennedy circa 1900

  
  

• Notes

  As a young man, Patrick dropped out of school to work on the docks of Boston. Patrick was able to work his way from being a SaloonKeeper to becoming a Ward Boss, helping out other Irish immigrants. His popularity rose and at the age of thirty he had become a power in Boston politics. In 1892 and 1893 he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate. Patrick later became a very successful businessman getting into wholesale liquor sales, owning a coal company and becoming the president of a bank. His personality was mild-mannered, quiet ,and reserved, and he was viewed as a man of moderate habits. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] David E. Koskoff, Joseph P. Kennedy, A Life and Times.