Joe Kennedy
Joe Kennedy typically refers to Joseph P.
Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969), American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Kennedy political dynasty.
He served as the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and as U.S.
Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
His children included President John F.
Kennedy, Senator Robert F.
Kennedy, and Senator Ted Kennedy.
The name may also refer to his descendants who have held political office, including Joseph P.
Kennedy II and Joseph P.
Kennedy III, both U.S.
Representatives from Massachusetts.
- patriarchMale head of family
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- BostonMassachusetts state capital
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- CatholicPapal church adherent
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