Clan Kennedy

Joseph Kennedy, Sr.

JOSEPH KENNEDY, SR. was a self-made millionaire and the family patriarch. He and his wife Rose had nine children between 1915-1932, including the future president and future U.S. senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Joseph Kennedy remains a controversial figure; he was undeniably a ruthless businessman, and some claim he got rich running liquor during Prohibition. Nonetheless, Kennedy became America's ambassador to Britain and the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission under president Franklin Roosevelt.