| Name |
Patrick Joseph KENNEDY |
| Birth |
14 Jan 1858, East Boston, Suffolk Co, MA56 |
| Death |
18 May 1929, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA |
| Burial |
Malden, Middlesex Co, MA |
| Occupation |
Dockhand, Saloonkeeper, Senator, Bank President57 |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic |
| Father |
Patrick KENNEDY (~1823-1858) |
| Mother |
Bridget MURPHY (1821-1888) |
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| Misc. 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.57
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. |
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| Marriage |
1887, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA59,60 |
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