Kennedy family

1740

From there, having lost out to the New English order in the Kingdom of Ireland, they ended up in Dunganstown, New Ross, County Wexford by 1740.

1823

Patrick Kennedy was born there in 1823. The first Kennedys to reside in the United States were Patrick Kennedy (1823–1858) and Bridget Murphy (1824–1888), who sailed from Ireland to East Boston in 1849; Patrick worked in East Boston as a barrel maker, or cooper.

1849

Patrick Kennedy was born there in 1823. The first Kennedys to reside in the United States were Patrick Kennedy (1823–1858) and Bridget Murphy (1824–1888), who sailed from Ireland to East Boston in 1849; Patrick worked in East Boston as a barrel maker, or cooper.

1884

J." Kennedy in 1884, 35 years after the family's arrival from Ireland.

He served in the Massachusetts state legislature from 1884 to 1895.

J." Kennedy, went into business and served in the Massachusetts state legislature from 1884 to 1895. P.

Maeve McKean's body was recovered several days later. ==Genealogy== ==Government offices held== Patrick Joseph Kennedy: Massachusetts state Representative 1884–1889; Massachusetts state Senator, 1889–1895. *Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.: Chairman of the U.S.

1889

Maeve McKean's body was recovered several days later. ==Genealogy== ==Government offices held== Patrick Joseph Kennedy: Massachusetts state Representative 1884–1889; Massachusetts state Senator, 1889–1895. *Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.: Chairman of the U.S.

1895

He served in the Massachusetts state legislature from 1884 to 1895.

J." Kennedy, went into business and served in the Massachusetts state legislature from 1884 to 1895. P.

1940

was elected as a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention, and enlisted in the Navy after the U.S.

1944

was killed in 1944 when the bomber he was piloting exploded in flight.

died in 1944 when the Navy bomber he was piloting exploded in mid-flight.

1946

Kennedy: Rhode Island state Representative, 1989–1993; United States Representative from Rhode Island, 1995–2011. There was a member of the Kennedy family in public office nearly continuously from 1946, when John F.

1947

At least one Kennedy family member served in federal elective office in every year from 1947, when P.

He served on The Hoover Commission, officially named the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, from 1947 to 1949; the commission was appointed by President Harry Truman to recommend administrative changes in the federal government. ==Continued public service== Joseph P.

House of Representatives representing Massachusetts's 11th congressional district from 1947 to 1953, and then as U.S.

1948

Kathleen died in a plane crash in France in 1948.

1949

He served on The Hoover Commission, officially named the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, from 1947 to 1949; the commission was appointed by President Harry Truman to recommend administrative changes in the federal government. ==Continued public service== Joseph P.

1953

House of Representatives representing Massachusetts's 11th congressional district from 1947 to 1953, and then as U.S.

1960

Senator from Massachusetts until his election as President in 1960. During John's administration, Robert served as attorney general; his brother-in-law Sargent Shriver served as director of the new Peace Corps, and Ted was elected to the U.S.

Kennedy's resignation from the Senate on December 22, 1960 and his assumption of the office of President on January 20, 1961.

1961

Kennedy's resignation from the Senate on December 22, 1960 and his assumption of the office of President on January 20, 1961.

Representative from Massachusetts and served until 2021. ===Congressional timeline=== ==Heraldry== In 1961, John F.

1962

Kennedy III: United States Representative from Massachusetts, 2013–2021. **Jean Kennedy Smith: United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993–1998. **Edward Moore Kennedy: United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009. ***Edward M.

1963

Among the Kennedy administration's accomplishments: the Alliance for Progress, the Peace Corps, peaceful resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963, the 24th Amendment ending the poll tax, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

John and Robert were assassinated, in 1963 and 1968 respectively.

1964

Among the Kennedy administration's accomplishments: the Alliance for Progress, the Peace Corps, peaceful resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963, the 24th Amendment ending the poll tax, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In 1964, Ted was nearly killed when his plane crashed in an apple orchard near Southampton, Massachusetts.

1968

John and Robert were assassinated, in 1963 and 1968 respectively.

1984

(Legislative aide Edward Moss and the pilot were killed in the crash.) Ted was seriously injured and spent months in a hospital recovering from a severe back injury, a punctured lung, broken ribs and internal bleeding. In later generations, Robert's son David died of a drug overdose in 1984; and son Michael died from injuries sustained in a skiing accident in 1997; John's son John Jr.

1987

Kennedy II: United States Representative from Massachusetts, 1987–1999. ****Joseph P.

1989

Kennedy: Rhode Island state Representative, 1989–1993; United States Representative from Rhode Island, 1995–2011. There was a member of the Kennedy family in public office nearly continuously from 1946, when John F.

1993

Kennedy III: United States Representative from Massachusetts, 2013–2021. **Jean Kennedy Smith: United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993–1998. **Edward Moore Kennedy: United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009. ***Edward M.

1995

Kennedy: Rhode Island state Representative, 1989–1993; United States Representative from Rhode Island, 1995–2011. There was a member of the Kennedy family in public office nearly continuously from 1946, when John F.

1997

(Legislative aide Edward Moss and the pilot were killed in the crash.) Ted was seriously injured and spent months in a hospital recovering from a severe back injury, a punctured lung, broken ribs and internal bleeding. In later generations, Robert's son David died of a drug overdose in 1984; and son Michael died from injuries sustained in a skiing accident in 1997; John's son John Jr.

2009

Senate, occupying his brother's former seat in Massachusetts until his death in 2009.

2011

Kennedy, became a member of Congress from Massachusetts, to 2011, when P.

House of Representatives, until early 2011, when Patrick J.

2012

House of Representatives. In November 2012, Joseph P.

2013

Kennedy III: United States Representative from Massachusetts, 2013–2021. **Jean Kennedy Smith: United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993–1998. **Edward Moore Kennedy: United States Senator from Massachusetts, 1962–2009. ***Edward M.

2015

Kennedy Jr.: Connecticut state Senator, 2015–2019. ***Patrick J.

2021

Representative from Massachusetts and served until 2021. ===Congressional timeline=== ==Heraldry== In 1961, John F.




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