Honey Fitz
| John F. Fitzgerald | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1919 – October 23, 1919 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Francis Tague |
| Succeeded by | Peter Francis Tague |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph H. O'Neil |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Conry |
| 38th and 40th Mayor of Boston | |
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In office 1906–1908 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel A. Whelton |
| Succeeded by | George A. Hibbard |
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In office 1910–1914 |
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| Preceded by | George A. Hibbard |
| Succeeded by | James Michael Curley |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 3rd Suffolk district |
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In office 1892–1894 |
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| Boston Common Council Ward 6 |
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In office 1891–1892 |
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John Francis Fitzgerald February 11, 1863 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 2, 1950 (aged 87) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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St. Joseph Cemetery West Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Josephine Hannon (m. 1889–1950; his death) |
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| Religion | Catholicism |
John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American politician, father of Rose Kennedy and maternal grandfather of President John F. Kennedy.
Fitzgerald, born to Irish immigrants, was a Democratic congressman who went on to win two terms as mayor of Boston, and made several unsuccessful runs for Governor of Massachusetts. He made major improvements to the port, and became a patron of the baseball team now known as the Boston Red Sox. He maintained a high profile in the city, with his theatrical style of campaigning, and his personal charm and charisma that earned him the nickname 'Honey Fitz'. His daughter Rose married Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the son of his political rival P. J. Kennedy. In old age, Fitzgerald helped his grandson John F. Kennedy to win his first seat in congress.
John Francis Fitzgerald was born in the North End of Boston to Irish businessman/politician Thomas Fitzgerald (1830–1885) of Bruff, County Limerick, and Rosanna Cox (1833–1879) of County Cavan. He was the fourth of twelve children. Both of his sisters, Ellen and Mary, and his eldest brother, Michael, died in infancy. Fitzgerald's brother Joseph had severe brain damage from malaria and barely functioned. Only three of the children survived in good health. Fitzgerald's mother died when he was sixteen. His father wished for him to become a doctor to help prevent future tragedies of the sort that had marred the Fitzgerald family.
Accordingly, after being educated at Boston Latin School and Boston College, he enrolled at Harvard Medical School for one year, but withdrew following the death of his father in 1885. Fitzgerald later became a clerk at the Customs House in Boston and was active in the local Democratic Party.
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