How John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald Made The Kennedy Family What it is Today!
Though you may have never heard of him, John F. Fitzgerald, better known by his nickname "Honey Fitz", is arguably the main reason why the famed Kennedy family is as powerful as it is
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Early Life
John Francis Fitzgerald was born on February 11 1863 in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts as the fourth of 12 children born to Irish immigrant businessman and local politician Thomas Fitzgerald and his wife, Rosana Cox.
Both his parents had immigrated to the US from Ireland due to the Irish Potato Famine. His father came from the town of Bruff in County Limerick, whilst his mother came from County Cavan.
Growing up, John's life was marked with tragedy, with his two sisters, Mary and Ellen, and hi...