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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy's relatives were farmers from Wexford County in Southeastern Ireland. His great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy left Ireland in the 1840's and ended up in Boston. John's grandfather Patrick J. Kennedy eventually became a state senator and got this family into politics. John Kennedy's mother, Rose Fitzgerald, came from a political background too. John F. Fitzgerald, Rose's father was in the state senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and he was the mayor of Boston. Joseph P. Kennedy, the father of JFK, was a self-made millionaire, and was U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain from 1937-1940.

John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was the second child of Joseph Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald. As a child John Kennedy became known as Jack to his family and friends. John had 8 brothers and sister. All of whom were younger, except Joe, who was John's big brother.


At the age of 13 John attended Canterbury in......

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