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John Francis FITZGERALD (1863–1950)

John Francis FITZGERALDAge: 871863–1950

Name
John Francis FITZGERALD
Given names
John Francis "Honey Fitz"
Surname
FITZGERALD
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Birth 11 February 1863
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Death of a mother 12 March 1879 (Age 16)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

mother - Rosanna COX
Death of a father 19 May 1885 (Age 22)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

father - Thomas Wilmouth FITZGERALD
MarriageMary Josephine HANNON - View family
18 September 1889 (Age 26)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Text: They had nineteen grandchildren, including Rose's nine children with Joseph Kennedy.
Birth of a daughter
#1
22 July 1890 (Age 27)
 North End, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

daughter - Rose Elizabeth FITZGERALD
Occupation
Boston Common Council Ward 6
from 1891 to 1892 (Age 27)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Text: In office
1891–1892
Occupation
Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 3rd Suffolk district
from 1892 to 1894 (Age 28)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Text: In office
1892–1894
Occupation
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
from 4 March 1895 to 3 March 1901 (Age 32)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Publication: the free encyclopedia
Text: In office
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by Joseph H. O'Neil
Succeeded by Joseph A. Conry
Constituency 9th district

In office
March 4, 1919 – October 23, 1919
Preceded by Peter Francis Tague
Succeeded by Peter Francis Tague
Constituency 10th district
Occupation
38th and 40th Mayor of Boston
from 1 January 1906 to 6 January 1908 (Age 42)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Text: In office
January 1, 1906[1] – January 6, 1908
Preceded by Daniel A. Whelton
Succeeded by George A. Hibbard

In office
February 7, 1910[3] – February 2, 1914
Preceded by George A. Hibbard
Succeeded by James Michael Curley
John Francis FITZGERALD [38th and 40th Mayor of Boston]
John Francis FITZGERALD [38th and 40th Mayor of Boston]

Number of childrenMary Josephine HANNON - View family
6
 

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Text: John and Mary had six children:
Rose Elizabeth (1890–1995),
Mary (1892–1936),
Thomas (1895–1968),
John Jr. (1897–1979),
Eunice (1900–1923), and
Frederick (1904–1935).
Death 2 October 1950 (Age 87)
 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Text: US Congressman. He was a controversial Boston politician, known as "Fitzie" in his youth and "Honey Fitz" in later years. He is best known as the maternal grandfather of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he grew up in the city's North End, attending Eliot Grammar School and Boston Latin School, and finally Harvard Medical School, although he left the latter to take care of his family after the death of his father, by taking a position in the Boston customhouse from 1886 to 1891. Fitzgerald found he had a gift for politics; he was elected a member of the Boston Common Council in 1892; and then became member of the State senate in 1893 and 1894. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, and Fifty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1901). Fitzgerald did not distinguish himself in Congress, except in his opposition to a bill that would have required new immigrants to be able to read the Constitution as part of a qualification test. When the bill was quashed, he was angrily confronted by the formidable Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of his home state: "Impudent young man,” raged Lodge. “Do you think Jews or Italians have any right in this country?" "As much as your father or mine," Fitzgerald replied. "It's only a difference of a few ships." Returning to Boston, Fitzgerald ran for mayor on a reform platform. He also served as chairman of the Massachusetts delegation to the Democratic National Convention in 1912. In private life he engaged in the insurance and investment banking business and was also owner of a weekly newspaper. Fitzgerald’s mayoral career was ultimately ended by the 1914 scandal over an indiscrete affair he had with a blonde cigarette girl named “Toddles” Ryan. The merger of Boston’s two most prominent Irish political families occurred in 1914 when Fitzgerald's eldest daughter Rose Elizabeth married Joseph Patrick Kennedy, an up-and-coming young Irish-American banker, who was the son of Boston political boss Patrick Joseph Kennedy. The 1918 election sent Honey Fitz back to the House of Representatives by a slim margin of 238 votes, but evidence of widespread electoral fraud soon cropped up and he was unseated by the House. He served as a member of the Port of Boston Authority 1934-1948. In 1946, Fitzgerald campaigned with his grandson John for the latter's first election, the old city boss shaking hands beside the ambitious, photogenic youngster. The young Kennedy won the seat in the House of Representatives that his grandfather had first held fifty years earlier. Fitzgerald died in Boston, Massachusetts, October 2, 1950, remembered fondly by his grandson who named the presidential yacht the “Honey Fitz.”

Bio by: Edward Parsons
John Francis FITZGERALD (1863–1950)
John Francis FITZGERALD (1863–1950)

Burial after 2 October 1950
 West Roxbury, Saint Joseph Cemetery, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Text: John Francis Fitzgerald
Birth 11 Feb 1863

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death 2 Oct 1950 (aged 87)
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Saint Joseph Cemetery
West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map
Plot St. Anthony, Section 1


Family Members
Parents
Thomas Fitzgerald
1822–1885
Rosanna Cox Fitzgerald
1836–1879

Siblings
Thomas J. Fitzgerald
1862–1893
Michael J. Fitzgerald
1864–1925
William Stephen Fitzgerald
1866–1899
Ellen Rosanna Fitzgerald
1870–1870
George Frederick Fitzgerald
1871–1914
Henry Simonds Fitzgerald
1875–1955

Spouse
Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald
1865–1964 (m. 1889)

Children
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy
1890–1995
Mary Agnes Fitzgerald Gargan
1892–1936
Thomas Acton Fitzgerald
1895–1968
John Francis Fitzgerald
1898–1979
Eunice Josephine Fitzgerald
1900–1923
Frederick Hannon Fitzgerald
1904–1935


Maintained by: Find a Grave
Added: 31 Dec 2000
Find a Grave Memorial 1880
Reference number
K50
 

Last change 4 December 2021 - 16:32:02
 

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father
Thomas Wilmouth FITZGERALD (1822–1885) Thomas Wilmouth FITZGERALD

Birth 1822  Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland

Reference number K104  

Death 19 May 1885 (Age 63)  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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14 years
mother
Thomas FITZGERALD (1822–1885) plus family members Rosanna COX

Birth 1836  County Cavan, Ireland

Reference number K105  

Death 12 March 1879 (Age 43)  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Marriage: 4 November 1857 — Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
5 years
#1 himself
John Francis FITZGERALD (1863–1950) John Francis FITZGERALD

Birth 11 February 1863  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K50  

Death 2 October 1950 (Age 87)  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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himself
John Francis FITZGERALD (1863–1950) John Francis FITZGERALD

Birth 11 February 1863  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K50  

Death 2 October 1950 (Age 87)  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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wife
Mary Josephine Hannon FITZGERALD (1865–1964) Mary Josephine HANNON

Birth 31 October 1865  Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K51  

Death 8 August 1964 (Age 98)  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Marriage: 18 September 1889 — Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
10 months
#1 daughter
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald KENNEDY Rose Elizabeth FITZGERALD

Birth 22 July 1890  North End, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Reference number K2  

Death 22 January 1995 (Age 104)  Hyannis Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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