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Politicians in Finance in Massachusetts

  Robert Bacon (1860-1919) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 5, 1860. Republican. Financier; U.S. Secretary of State, 1909; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1909-12; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, from infection following surgery for mastoiditis, in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 29, 1919 (age 58 years, 328 days). Original interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of William B. Bacon and Emily C. (Low) Bacon; married, October 10, 1883, to Martha Waldron Cowdin; father of Robert Low Bacon and Gaspar Griswold Bacon.
  Political family: Bacon family of Westbury, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Butler (b. 1884) — of Lawrence, Essex County, Mass. Born in Lawrence, Essex County, Mass., September 21, 1884. Republican. Stockbroker; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1914-18; member of Massachusetts state senate Fifth Essex District, 1920-22; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe Kennedy — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 6, 1888. Supervisor of the shipyard at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker; owner and financier of movie studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October 7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (daughter of John Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy (who married Jaqueline Lee Bouvier), Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (who married Peter Lawford), Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born 1967).
  Political family: Kennedy family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard J. Whalen, The Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power, Wealth, and Family Ambition
  Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Ronald Kessler, The Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an American Myth
  Daniel W. Lane (b. 1871) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 11, 1871. Republican. Broker; member of Massachusetts state senate Ninth Suffolk District, 1903-06; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1906, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Philip Dunton Murphy (b. 1957) — also known as Phil Murphy — of Red Bank, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., August 16, 1957. Democrat. Financier; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2008; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 2009-13; Governor of New Jersey, 2018-. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2024.
  Relatives: Son of Walter F. Murphy and Dorothy Louise (Dunton) Murphy.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846) — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., 1779. Shipowner; importer and exporter; investor and stockholder in cotton and woolen mills and railroads; financier; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1820. Died November 4, 1846 (age about 67 years). Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of William Pickman and Eliza (Leavitt) Pickman; married, September 6, 1810, to Catherine Saunders (sister-in-law of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845)); grandnephew of Timothy Pickering; first cousin of Benjamin Pickman Jr.; first cousin once removed of Benjamin Toppan Pickman; first cousin twice removed of George Bailey Loring; first cousin thrice removed of George Peabody Wetmore; first cousin four times removed of Maude Alice Keteltas Wetmore; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Goodhue and John Wingate Weeks (1781-1853); second cousin twice removed of John Gardner Coolidge and Augustus Peabody Gardner; second cousin thrice removed of John Lee Saltonstall; second cousin four times removed of Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979), Richard Saltonstall, William Gurdon Saltonstall, John Lee Saltonstall Jr. and William Amory Gardner Minot; second cousin five times removed of Marietta Peabody Tree, Endicott Peabody, William Lawrence Saltonstall and John Forbes Kerry; third cousin once removed of John Wingate Weeks (1860-1926); third cousin twice removed of Charles Sinclair Weeks; fourth cousin of John Albion Andrew; fourth cousin once removed of Luther Walter Badger, Isaac Libbey, John Forrester Andrew and Henry Hersey Andrew.
  Political family: Andrew family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953) — also known as Frederick H. Prince — of Wenham, Essex County, Mass.; Newport, Newport County, R.I.; Biarritz, France. Born in Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass., 1859. Republican. Financier; owned or controlled stockyards, meatpacking plants, and railroads; one of the world's wealthiest men; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Episcopalian. Died in Biarritz, France, February 3, 1953 (age about 93 years). Entombed at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Octavius Prince and Helen (Henry) Prince; married 1884 to Abigail Kingsley Norman; grandson of Bernard Henry.
  Political family: Prince-Henry family of Winchester, Massachusetts.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Robert Taft (b. 1859) — of Uxbridge, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Mass., February 19, 1859. Merchant; financier; president, Uxbridge & Northbridge Electric Light Co.; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1898. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Taft and Mary (Balcom) Taft; married 1880 to Mary Seagrave; married, May 2, 1889, to Rose F. George.
  Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) — also known as Owen D. Young — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 27, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; financier; industrialist; chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the founders of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1932. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla., July 11, 1962 (age 87 years, 257 days). Interment at Van Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Smith Young and Ida (Brandow) Young; married, June 30, 1898, to Josephine Sheldon Edmonds; married, February 21, 1937, to Louise (Powis) Clark; father of Philip Young.
  The Owen D. Young Central School, in Van Hornesville, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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