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They later became allies. In 1914, their families were united when P. J.'s son Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. married Fitzgerald's eldest daughter Rose . Fitzgerald was the first American-born Irish Catholic to be elected mayor. [11]
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald was born in Boston’s North End on July 22, 1890, the eldest child of John F. (“Honey Fitz”) and Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald. She was first introduced to politics as a child. When she was 5, her father was a congressman. By the time she turned 15, Honey Fitz was one of the most ...
Jan 12, 2021 · Zelda Fitzgerald is mainly remembered as the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, a woman who burst onto the public scene a glamorous symbol of the Roaring Twenties and then fell into a deep hole of mental illness. But Zelda was a talented writer and managed to publish one novel in her short, tragic life — 1932's Save Me the Waltz.
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John Francis Fitzgerald. Mary Josephine Hannon. Signature. Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and matriarch of the Kennedy family. She was deeply embedded in the "lace curtain" Irish-American community in Boston.
- July 22, 1890, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Kennedy family matriarch
- January 22, 1995 (aged 104), Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, U.S.
Sep 7, 2020 · Kennedy Family Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Early Life and Education. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on July 22, 1890 to John and Mary Josephine Fitzgerald. Her father was the first American-born Irish mayor of Boston and a prominent figure in Boston politics.
BOSTON, Aug. 8— Mrs. Josephine Mary Hannon Fitzgerald, maternal grandmother of President Kennedy, died today at the age of 98. She was the widow of John F. Fitzgerald, former Mayor of...
Sep 28, 2006 · Daughter of Boston mayor John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald; wife of businessman and US Ambassador to Great Britain Joseph P. Kennedy; mother of nine children, including President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy; author of the 1974 memoir, Times to Remember ; and advocate of research and education on mental ...