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Ted Kennedy
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In office
November 7, 1962 ? August 25, 2009
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Preceded by
| Benjamin A. Smith II
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Succeeded by
| Paul G. Kirk
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In office
January 3, 2007 ? August 25, 2009
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Preceded by
| Mike Enzi
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Succeeded by
| Tom Harkin
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In office
June 6, 2001 ? January 3, 2003
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Preceded by
| Jim Jeffords
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Succeeded by
| Judd Gregg
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In office
January 3, 1987 ? January 3, 1995
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Preceded by
| Orrin Hatch
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Succeeded by
| Nancy Kassebaum
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In office
January 3, 1979 ? January 3, 1981
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Preceded by
| James Eastland
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Succeeded by
| Strom Thurmond
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In office
January 3, 1969 ? January 3, 1971
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Leader
| Mike Mansfield
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Preceded by
| Russell B. Long
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Succeeded by
| Robert Byrd
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Born
| Edward Moore Kennedy
(
1932-02-22
)
February 22, 1932
Boston
,
Massachusetts
, U.S.
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Died
| August 25, 2009
(2009-08-25)
(aged 77)
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
,
U.S.
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Resting place
| Arlington National Cemetery
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Political party
| Democratic
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Spouse(s)
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Relations
| See
Kennedy family
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Children
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Parents
| Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Education
| Harvard University
(
BA
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University of Virginia
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LLB
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Net worth
| $43?162 million (USD)
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Signature
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Website
| Official website
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Allegiance
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United States
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Branch/service
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United States Army
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Years of service
| 1951?1953
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Rank
| Private (1st Class)
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Unit
| SHAPE
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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
(February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009)
[2]
was the
Senator
for the
U.S. state
of
Massachusetts
from 1962 to 2009.
Ted Kennedy was born in
Brookline, Massachusetts
, which is a neighborhood in
Boston
. He was the youngest son of
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
and
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
. He was the younger brother of former President
John F. Kennedy
and Senator
Robert F. Kennedy
, both of whom were
assassinated
, as well as
Joe Kennedy
, who was killed in
World War II
. A lot of other sad things happened in his life: he almost died in a plane crash, he was involved in a car crash that took the life of a campaign worker, and one of his sons had cancer as a child.
Ted Kennedy went to
Harvard
and served in the Army before entering politics. He ran for and won the seat given up by his brother when he became president. While in the Senate, he fought for the
working class
, mainly for health care and the
minimum wage
. In 1980, he ran for president, but lost in the
primaries
to
Jimmy Carter
.
On July 18, 1969, Senator Kennedy and passenger
Mary Jo Kopechne
were driving in
Chappaquiddick Island
where the car crashed over the bridge into the ocean. Kennedy left the scene leaving Kopechne to drown to death as she was trapped in the car. Kennedy plead guilty. Many believe this is why he decided not to run for
President
in 1972 or 1976.
In 2008, he found out he had
glioblastoma
, a rare form of
brain cancer
. Despite the cancer, he
campaigned
for
Barack Obama
and sometimes appeared in the Senate.
He died from the cancer at his home in
Hyannis Port
,
Massachusetts
just before midnight on August 25, 2009.
[3]
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