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John Francis " Honey Fitz " Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and a member of the United States House of Representatives.
John F. Fitzgerald, mayor of Boston, 1906. Library of Congress. Fitzgerald’s natural loquaciousness prepared him well for the insurance business and local politics. Confident Politician....
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Learn about the life and career of John Fitzgerald, the first American-born Irish mayor of Boston and the grandfather of President Kennedy. Find out how he rose from a ward boss to a popular leader, and how he influenced the rise of his grandson.
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May 17, 2017 · Congressional candidate John F. Kennedy votes with his grandparents, “Honey Fitz” and Mary H. Fitzgerald, during the state Democratic primary in June 1946. But Fitzgerald never got to see the...
His grandfather, John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, who held the seat a half-century earlier, campaigns with him. Once Kennedy wins the primary, he is a shoo-in for the seat in Democratic Boston.
John Francis Fitzgerald, the son of Irish immigrants, was born in Boston on 11th February, 1863. After graduating from the Boston Latin School he attended Harvard Medical School for a year but had to leave to take care of his six brothers when his father died. Fitzgerald obtained a position at the Boston Custom House (1886-1891).
Born in Ireland and described as “bred to trade,” John Fitzgerald immigrated to Virginia by 1773 and established himself in Alexandria as a merchant, gaining in that town the friendship of George Washington. 1 Siding with the rebellious faction of northern Virginia, he was appointed an officer in the Fairfax County Independent Company in 1774. 2...
