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Kennedy, Joseph (Patrick) |
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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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