Person Sheet


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)
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.
Spouses
1 Mary Augusta HICKEY
Birth 6 Dec 1857, Winthrop, Suffolk Co, MA56
Death 20 May 1923, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA31
Burial 21 May 1923, Malden, Middlesex Co, MA
Religion Roman Catholic
Father James HICKEY (1836-1900)
Mother Margaret M. FIELD (~1836-1911)
Marriage 1887, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA59,60
Children Joseph Patrick (1888-1969)
Francis Benedict (1891-1892)
Mary Loretta (1892-1972)
Margaret Louise (1898-1974)
Last Modified 24 Sep 1997 Created 28 Jan 2001 by Reunion for Macintosh

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