1888 - 1969
Joseph P. Kennedy was an American businessman, investor, and politician, best known as the patriarch of the Kennedy family and the father of President John F. Kennedy. Born on September 6, 1888, he made his fortune in banking and the stock market before serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1938 to 1940. Kennedy played a significant role in shaping his family's political legacy and was influential in American politics throughout the 20th century.