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Stephen Edward SMITH (1927–1980)

Stephen Edward SMITHAge: 621927–1990

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Stephen Edward SMITH
Given names
Stephen Edward
Surname
SMITH
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Birth 24 September 1927
 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

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MarriageJean Ann KENNEDY - View family
19 May 1956 (Age 28)
 New York, USA

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Text: Stephen and Jean had two biological sons and later adopted two daughters:

Stephen Edward Smith, Jr. (b. 1957)
William Kennedy Smith (b. 1960)
Amanda Mary Smith (b. 1967)
Kym Maria Smith (b. 1972)
Birth of a son
#1
4 September 1960 (Age 32)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

son - William Kennedy SMITH
Birth of a daughter
#2
30 April 1967 (Age 39)
 

daughter - Amanda Mary SMITH
Number of childrenJean Ann KENNEDY - View family
4
 

Source:  Wikipedia
Publication: the free encyclopedia
Text: Stephen and Jean had two biological sons and later adopted two daughters:

Stephen Edward Smith, Jr. (b. 1957)
Kym Maria Smith (b. 1972)
Adoption of a daughter
 

daughter - Amanda Mary SMITH
Death 19 August 1990 (Age 62)
 Manhattan, New York, USA

Source:  Find A Grave
Publication: Find a Grave Memorial (Ancestry)
Text: Stephen Edward Smith-He was the husband of Jean Ann Kennedy. He was a financial analyst and political strategist in the 1960 United States Presidential campaign of his brother-in-law, John F. Kennedy. Smith was born in Bayport, Long Island, New York, and grew up in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. He attended Georgetown University, graduating in 1948 with a bachelor's degree (history). He served, during the Korean War, as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force from 1951–1952. Smith joined his family's business, Cleary Brothers Inc., which operated tugs and barges on New York's upstate canals and in New York Harbor. He then headed the Park Agency Inc., in Manhattan, where he managed $300 million in Kennedy family investments. Smith and Jean Ann Kennedy were married May 19, 1956, at which point he became the brother-in-law of future President John F. Kennedy (JFK). Smith managed the family's fortune out of a New York City Office building. Smith was responsible for overseeing the trusts that benefited him and his family as well as the other children and grandchildren of Joe and Rose Kennedy. Smith played an active role in JFK's 1960 campaign, and was working as Kennedy's campaign manager for re-election at the time of President Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963. Smith served as Robert Kennedy's (RFK) campaign manager during his abbreviated 1968 presidential run. In the fall of 1979, as polls showed that Senator Edward Kennedy could easily defeat President Jimmy Carter in the Democratic primaries, Kennedy announced his candidacy and made Smith his campaign manager. Many of Kennedy's younger campaign workers considered Smith to be a has-been who did not understand modern campaign advertising, strategy, or fund raising. Kennedy lost to Carter and chose to not run again. Smith was known as a tough, aggressive and sometimes abrasive operator in both the financial and political worlds. Some creditors who were owed money by the three Kennedy campaigns were allegedly offered twenty cents on the dollar, with the rate soon to decline if they didn't settle. In particular, the RFK campaign of 1968 ended with a $5 million debt ($30,000,000 in 2007 dollars). The Kennedy family agreed to help pay the debts, which took years to settle. A longtime smoker, Smith died at his home in Manhattan in 1990, after a brief battle with lung cancer at the age of 62.
Stephen Edward SMITH (1927–1980)
Stephen Edward SMITH (1927–1980)

Burial after 19 August 1990
 Unknown

Source:  Find A Grave
Publication: Find a Grave Memorial (Ancestry)
Text: Stephen Edward Smith

Birth 24 Sep 1927
Bayport, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Death 19 Aug 1990 (aged 62)
Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Burial Unknown


Family Members
Parents
John J Smith
1885–1932
Julia A Cleary Smith
1888–1971

Siblings
William E Smith
1920–1945

Spouse
Jean Ann Kennedy Smith
1928–2020 (m. 1956)


Created by: Kris 'Peterborough K' Peterson
Added: 28 Jul 2012
Find a Grave Memorial 94339197
Reference number
K34
 

Last change 3 December 2021 - 12:15:47
 

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Stephen Edward SMITH (1927–1980) Stephen Edward SMITH

Birth 24 September 1927  Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA

Reference number K34  

Death 19 August 1990 (Age 62)  Manhattan, New York, USA

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wife
Jean Ann Kennedy SMITH (1928–) Jean Ann KENNEDY

Birth 20 February 1928  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K35  

Death 17 June 2020 (Age 92)  Manhattan, New York, USA

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Marriage: 19 May 1956 — New York, USA
4 years
#1 son
William Kennedy SMITH (1960–) William Kennedy SMITH

Birth 4 September 1960  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K37  

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7 years
#2 daughter
Amanda Mary SMITH (1967–) Amanda Mary SMITH

Birth 30 April 1967  

Reference number K106  

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