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Patrick Joseph KENNEDY, Congress, RI (1967)

KENNEDY Patrick Joseph , a Representative from Rhode Island; born in Brighton, Middlesex County, Mass., July 14, 1967; graduated Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; B.S., Providence College,…

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Biography

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedypresident's motherBorn: July 22, 1890Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was the oldest of six children born to Josephine Hannon and John “Honey Fitz”…

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Biography

Kathleen Kennedy TownsendpoliticianBorn: July 4, 1951Birthplace: Greenwich, Conn. The eldest child of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy, and the eldest grandchild of Rose and Joseph Kennedy,…

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver Biography

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriverphilanthropist, mental health activistBorn: 1921Birthplace: Brookline, Mass.Died: 2009 Shriver, the daughter of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy and the sister of…

Shriver, Eunice Mary Kennedy

(Encyclopedia) Shriver, Eunice Mary Kennedy, 1921–2009, American philanthropist and advocate for the intellectually disabled, b. Brookline, Mass., grad. Stanford (1943); she was a daughter of Joseph…

Swanson, Gloria

(Encyclopedia) Swanson, Gloria, 1899–1983, American movie actress, b. Chicago. Swanson began her film career in 1913, displaying an elegant comedic style in a series of films for director Cecil B.…

Joseph Patrick KENNEDY, II, Congress, MA (1952)

KENNEDY Joseph Patrick, II , A Representative from Massachusetts; born in Brighton, Mass., September 24, 1952; B.A., University of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass., 1976; established and operated…

Michael Joseph KENNEDY, Congress, NY (1897-1949)

KENNEDY Michael Joseph , a Representative from New York; born in New York City October 25, 1897; attended the Sacred Heart Parochial School, New York City; hotel clerk 1914-1921; clerk of the…

Byrd, Robert Carlyle

(Encyclopedia) Byrd, Robert Carlyle, 1917–2010, U.S. senator from West Virginia (1959–2010), b. North Wilkesboro, N.C., as Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. A Democrat, he served (1947–52) in the West…

Gordy, Berry, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Gordy, Berry, Jr., 1929–, African-American music-industry executive, b. Detroit. After stints in the army and as a professional boxer,…