Biographical Facts
Birth:
Brookline, Massachusetts, May 29, 1917
Ancestry:
Irish
Father:
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Birth:
East Boston, Massachusetts, September 6, 1888
Death:
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, November 16, 1969
Occupations:
Financier; Diplomat
Mother:
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, July 22, 1890
Death:
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, January 22, 1995
Brothers:
Joseph Patrick Kennedy (1915-1944); Robert Francis Kennedy (1925-1968); Edward Moore Kennedy (1932-)
Sisters:
Rosemary Kennedy (1918-); Kathleen Kennedy (1920-1948); Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-); Patricia Kennedy (1924-); Jean Ann Kennedy (1928-)
Marriage:
Newport, Rhode Island, September 12, 1953
Wife:
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier
Birth:
Southampton, New York, July 28, 1929
Death:
New York, New York, May 19, 1994
Children:
Caroline Bouvier Kennedy (1957-); John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1960-1999); Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (1963-1963)
Religious Affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Education:
Choate School; attended London School of Economics; Princeton University; Harvard University (B.S., 1940)
Occupation Before Presidency:
Writer
Military Service:
Ens., Lt. (jg), lt., U.S. Naval Reserve (active duty 1941-1945)
Prepresidential Offices:
United States Congressman; United States Senator
Inauguration Age:
43
Death:
Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963
Place of Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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