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Saoirse Kennedy Hill

American human-rights activist

Died when: 22 years 71 days (266 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

Saoirse Kennedy Hill

The Kennedy family was an American political family that has long been prominent in American politics, public service, entertainment, and business.

In 1884, 35 years after the family's arrival from Ireland, Patrick Joseph "P.J." Kennedy became the first Kennedy elected to public office, serving in the Massachusetts state legislature until 1895.

At least one Kennedy family member served in federal elective office from 1947, when P.J.Kennedy's grandson John F.Kennedy became a member of Congress from Massachusetts, until 2011, when Patrick J.

Kennedy II (John's nephew) retired as a member of the U.S.House of Representatives from Rhode Island.Kennedy involvement in federal service continued when Joseph P.

Kennedy III, grandson of Robert F.Kennedy, represented Massachusetts's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021; and Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the 35th president, served as U.S. ambassdor to Japan from 2013 to 2017 and U.S. ambassador to Australia, 2022-.

P.J.'s son Joseph P.Kennedy Sr. had nine children with his wife Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, including John F.

Kennedy, who served in both houses of the United States Congress and as U.S.President;Robert F.Kennedy, who served as U.S.

Attorney General and in the U.S.Senate; and Edward M.Kennedy, who served more than 46 years in the U.S.

Senate.Other descendants include members of the U.S.House of Representatives and Senate, two U.S. ambassadors, a lieutenant governor, three state legislators (one of whom also served in the U.S.

House of Representatives), and one mayor.Their daughter, Eunice, founded the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (part of the National Institutes of Health), and the Special Olympics.

Eunice's daughter, Maria Shriver, served as First Lady of California.Other descendants of Joseph and Rose Kennedy have been active as lawyers, authors, and activists on behalf of those with physical and intellectual challenges.


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