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John Francis " Honey Fitz " Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and a member of the United States House of Representatives.
John Francis “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald (1863-1950) was a Boston politician and grandfather to President Kennedy. Early in his life, fateful events led John Fitzgerald into politics. He served as a State Senator, a U.S. Congressman, and the first American-born Irish mayor of Boston, MA.
Confident Politician. Elected to serve in the Massachusetts State Senate in 1892, Fitzgerald won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives three years later. He did not distinguish himself in...
May 17, 2017 · Congressional candidate John F. Kennedy votes with his grandparents, “Honey Fitz” and Mary H. Fitzgerald, during the state Democratic primary in June 1946. But Fitzgerald never got to see...
May 28, 2020 · John Francis Fitzgerald was the first Irish American Catholic mayor of Boston - his political career helped pave the way for his grandson to become President of the United States.
- John Joe Mcginley
Nov 6, 2017 · On this day in 1895, a colorful Irishman from Boston's North End, nicknamed Honey Fitz for his charming and loquacious ways, was elected to the U.S. Congress. Ten years later, John Francis Fitzgerald returned to Boston and ran for mayor. His victory rattled the Yankee establishment. He worked on behalf of the poor, ….
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
