Kennedy family
prominent political family in the United States
The Kennedy family is a prominent political family based in the Massachusetts, United States, who have been long active and prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, business, and have held many political offices and roles in the local, state, and federal government of the United States.
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 The Kennedy family pictured in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts in September 1931 | |
| Current region | Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Place of origin | Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Founder | P. J. Kennedy |
| Current head | Ethel Kennedy (oldest surviving member) |
| Members | Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. John F. Kennedy Rosemary Kennedy Kathleen Kennedy Eunice Kennedy Shriver Patricia Kennedy Lawford Robert F. Kennedy Ted Kennedy Jean Kennedy Smith Ethel Kennedy Jacqueline Kennedy Peter Lawford Joan Bennett Kennedy Victoria Reggie Kennedy Maria Shriver |
| Connected members | Caroline Kennedy John F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Joseph P. Kennedy II Courtney Kennedy Hill Kerry Kennedy Rory Kennedy Michael LeMoyne Kennedy David Kennedy Max Kennedy Christopher G. Kennedy Douglas Harriman Kennedy Patrick Joseph Kennedy Ted Kennedy Jr. Kara Kennedy Maria Shriver Christopher Lawford Victoria Kennedy Lawford Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy |
The Kennedy's were the first family of the United States, when John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. The Kennedy family is of Irish, Italian, English descent, associated with Roman Catholic.