Kennedy, Joseph (Patrick) (1888–1969)
US industrialist and diplomat. As ambassador to the UK 1937–40, he was a strong advocate of appeasement of Nazi Germany. He groomed each of his sons – Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr (1915–1944), John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Edward Kennedy – for a career in politics.
A self-made millionaire, Kennedy ventured into the film industry, then set up the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for F D Roosevelt. His eldest son, Joseph, was killed in action with the naval air force in World War II.
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