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John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald ( February 11, 1863 - October 2, 1950) was a US Democratic Party politician and the grandfather of John F. Kennedy.Fitzgerald was born in Boston, the son of Irish immigrants. He became a banker in Boston and was active in the local Democratic Party. In 1892 he became a member of the Massachusetts Senate and would later be elected to Congress. In 1906 Fitzgerald became the mayor of Boston. He was the most prominent political figure in the city of Boston along with Patrick J. Kennedy.
In 1914 these two powerful political families ( Kennedy and Fitzgerald) were united when Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.Joseph "Joe" Patrick Kennedy, Sr. September 6, 1888 November 18, 1969) was a prominent United States political figure, the father of President John F. Kennedy and the mastermind of the Kennedy political family. Joseph was the son of Patrick J. Kennedy, an married Fitzgerald's daughter Rose.
Fitzgerald was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1922Events January 7 Dali Eireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 10 Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dail Eireann January 11 First successful insulin treatment of diabetes. January 12 British government releases Irish prisoners.
For the American author John Fitzgerald, see John D. FitzgeraldJohn Dennis Fitzgerald ( 1907 1988) was an American author. He was born in Utah, the son of a Irish Catholic father and a Scandinavian Mormon mother. He left Utah in 1925, at the age of 18, and worked at a variety of jobs, including playing in a jazz band.
Fitzgerald, John F.
Fitzgerald, John F.
Fitzgerald, John F.
Fitzgerald, John F.
