The Political Graveyard: Heinz-Forbes-Kerry-Winthrop family of Massachusetts

Heinz-Forbes-Kerry-Winthrop family of Massachusetts

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Robert Charles Winthrop (1809-1894) — also known as Robert C. Winthrop — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 12, 1809. Great-great-grandfather of John Forbes Kerry. Whig. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835-40; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1838-40; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1840-42, 1842-50; resigned 1842, 1850; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1847-49; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1850-51; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1851; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1852. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 16, 1894. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
William Cameron Forbes (1870-1959) — also known as W. Cameron Forbes — Born in Milton, Norfolk County, Mass., May 21, 1870. Grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882; author); son of William Hathaway Forbes Forbes (1840-1896; president, Bell Telephone Co.) and Edith (Emerson) Forbes (1841-1928); third cousin twice removed of John Forbes Kerry. Governor of the Philippine Islands, 1909-13; U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1930. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in 1959. Burial location unknown.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Henry John Heinz III (1938-1991) — also known as H. John Heinz III — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 23, 1938. Son of Henry John Heinz II and Joan (Diehl) Heinz; married 1966 to Teresa Simoes-Ferreira (who later married John Forbes Kerry). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1971-77; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-91; died in office 1991. Died in the crash of a small plane at Merion, Montgomery County, Pa., April 4, 1991. Interment at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.
John Forbes Kerry (b. 1943) — also known as John F. Kerry; "Liveshot" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, Aurora, Adams County, Colo., December 11, 1943. Great-great-grandson of Robert Charles Winthrop; third cousin twice removed of William Cameron Forbes; son of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary (Forbes) Kerry (1913-2002); married, May 23, 1970, to Julia Stimson Thorne (divorced 1988); married, May 26, 1995, to Teresa (Simoes-Ferreira) Heinz (widow of Henry John Heinz III). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1972; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1983-85; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate for President of the United States, 2004. Catholic. English and Jewish ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Skull and Bones. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books by John F. Kerry: A Call to Service : My Vision for a Better America (2003); The New War: The Web of Crime That Threatens America's Security (1997); Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home, Respected in the World, with John Edwards (2004)
- Books about John F. Kerry: Douglas Brinkley, Tour of Duty : John Kerry and the Vietnam War; Michael Kranish et al, John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography By The Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best; Paul Alexander, The Candidate: Behind John Kerry's Remarkable Run for the White House; George Butler, John Kerry: A Portrait
- Critical books about John F. Kerry: John E. O'Neill & Jerome R. Corsi, Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry; David N. Bossie, The Many Faces of John Kerry

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