Edward M. Kennedy

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Democratic Party politician United States senator human lawyer politician

Edward M. Kennedy was a long-serving U.S. senator from Massachusetts and a leading figure in liberal politics, particularly known for his work on health care, civil rights, and social welfare legislation.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Democratic Party politician → United States senator → human → lawyer → politician →
alsoKnownAs	Edward Moore Kennedy → Ted Kennedy →
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom →
causeOfDeath	brain cancer →
committeeMembership	Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → Senate Judiciary Committee →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932-02-22 →
dateOfDeath	2009-08-25 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → University of Virginia School of Law →
endTime	2009-08-25 →
familyName	Kennedy →
father	Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. →
givenName	Edward →
ideology	American liberalism →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party (United States) →
middleName	Moore →
mother	Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy →
notableEvent	Chappaquiddick incident →
notableWork	Civil rights legislation → Health care reform legislation → Social welfare legislation →
placeOfBirth	Boston, Massachusetts, United States →
placeOfBurial	Arlington National Cemetery →
placeOfDeath	Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States →
positionHeld	Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee → Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee → United States Senator →
precededBy	Benjamin A. Smith II →
ranForOffice	Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
represented	Massachusetts →
residence	Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States → Washington, D.C., United States →
servedInChamber	United States Senate →
sibling	Eunice Kennedy Shriver → Jean Kennedy Smith → John F. Kennedy → Patricia Kennedy Lawford → Robert F. Kennedy →
spouse	Victoria Reggie Kennedy → Virginia Joan Bennett →
startTime	1962-11-07 →
succeededBy	Paul G. Kirk →

Referenced by (79)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eunice Kennedy Shriver → Jean Kennedy Smith ("Ted Kennedy") → John F. Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. ("Ted Kennedy") → Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington ("Ted Kennedy") → Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish ("Ted Kennedy") → Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish ("Ted Kennedy") → Patricia Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → Patricia Kennedy Lawford → Robert F. Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → Rosemary Kennedy →	sibling
Caroline Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → Doris Ann Boustany Reggie ("Ted Kennedy") → Joseph Gargan ("Ted Kennedy") → Maria Shriver ("Ted Kennedy") → Peter Lawford ("Ted Kennedy") → Sydney Maleia Lawford ("Ted Kennedy") → Timothy Shriver ("Ted Kennedy") → Tony Rodham → Victoria Francis Lawford ("Ted Kennedy") → Victoria Reggie Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") →	relative
Ethel Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → John F. Fitzgerald → Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. ("Ted Kennedy") → Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington ("Ted Kennedy") → Kerry Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → Patricia Kennedy Lawford → Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ("Ted Kennedy") → Rosemary Kennedy →	notableRelative
Edward M. Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → Edward M. Kennedy ("Edward Moore Kennedy") → Edward Moore Kennedy → Edward Moore Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") →	alsoKnownAs
EMK Institute → Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate → Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate ("Ted Kennedy") →	namedAfter
Joan Bennett Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → Victoria Reggie Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") → Virginia Joan Bennett ("Ted Kennedy") →	spouse
Chappaquiddick Island ("Ted Kennedy") → Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States →	associatedWith
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. ("Ted Kennedy") → Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") →	child
Chappaquiddick ("Ted Kennedy") → Chappaquiddick ("Ted Kennedy") →	mainSubject
Edward → Edward ("Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senator") →	notableBearer
Christopher Lawford ("Ted Kennedy") → Sydney Maleia Lawford ("Ted Kennedy") →	uncle
Chappaquiddick ("Ted Kennedy") →	character
Mary Jo Kopechne ("Ted Kennedy") →	connectedTo
Chappaquiddick incident →	driver
Patrick J. Kennedy ("Ted Kennedy") →	father
Edward Moore Kennedy ("Edward Moore Kennedy") →	fullName
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 →	hasCandidate
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 →	hasChallengerCandidate
University of Virginia School of Law ("Ted Kennedy") →	hasNotableAlumni
Kennedy family →	hasNotableMember
Dike Bridge ("Ted Kennedy") →	hasNotablePersonInvolved
Kennedy family →	hasUSSenator
Chappaquiddick incident →	involvedPerson
Moore ("Edward Moore Kennedy") →	isMiddleNameOf
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 →	majorChallenger
John F. Kennedy ("Kennedy family") →	memberOf
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame →	nearGraveOf
Arlington National Cemetery →	notableBurial
Kennedy family →	notableMember
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 →	notableOpponent
Oldsmobile Delmont 88 →	notableOwner
Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
Kennedy family compound →	notableResident
Chappaquiddick incident →	politicalImpactOn
Scott Brown ("Ted Kennedy") →	predecessor
2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts ("Ted Kennedy") →	previousOfficeHolder
Paul G. Kirk →	replaced
Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("Ted Kennedy") →	sponsorInSenate
Chappaquiddick ("Ted Kennedy") →	subject
Benjamin A. Smith II →	succeededBy
Andrew Logan ("Ted Kennedy") →	workSubject