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'''Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.''' was a prominent American businessman, investor and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the Irish-American [[Kennedy family]]. | '''Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.''' was a prominent American businessman, investor and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the Irish-American [[Kennedy family]]. | ||
| − | + | He made his fortune in the 1920 by what later would be illegal as [[insider trading]]. There has been persistent suggestiond that he also was behind extensive smuggling of [[alcohol]] during the [[Prohibition]] era.<ref>https://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/joseph-kennedy-and-the-new-york-underworld-during-prohibition</ref> | |
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Revision as of 09:44, 12 July 2021
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| Born | September 6, 1888 |
| Died | November 18, 1969 (Age 81) |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Boston Latin School, Harvard University |
| Parents | Patrick Joseph Kennedy |
| Spouse | Rose Fitzgerald |
| Member of | Kennedy family, PIAB, The Pilgrims Society |
Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. was a prominent American businessman, investor and politician. He is known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children and was the patriarch of the Irish-American Kennedy family.
He made his fortune in the 1920 by what later would be illegal as insider trading. There has been persistent suggestiond that he also was behind extensive smuggling of alcohol during the Prohibition era.[1]
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