Edward M. Kennedy

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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.

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instanceOf Democratic Party politician
United States senator
human
lawyer
politician
alsoKnownAs Edward M. Kennedy
surface form: Edward Moore Kennedy

Edward M. Kennedy
surface form: Ted Kennedy
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction
surface form: 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 family
surface form: Kennedy
father Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
givenName Edward
ideology American liberalism
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: 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
surface form: 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.
surface form: 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

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David Lawford relative Edward M. Kennedy
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Lawford family sibling Edward M. Kennedy
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Victoria Lawford relative Edward M. Kennedy
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Gargan relative Edward M. Kennedy
subject surface form: Joseph Gargan
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Gargan cousinOf Edward M. Kennedy
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Courtney Kennedy Hill uncle Edward M. Kennedy
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Kara Kennedy father Edward M. Kennedy
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Edward M. Kennedy Jr. father Edward M. Kennedy
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Christopher G. Kennedy relative Edward M. Kennedy
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David Kennedy uncle Edward M. Kennedy
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Cara Kennedy-Cuomo notableRelative Edward M. Kennedy
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Douglas Harriman Kennedy notableFamilyMember Edward M. Kennedy
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Mariah notableRelative Edward M. Kennedy
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Honey Fitz grandchild Edward M. Kennedy
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Ted Kennedy fullName Edward M. Kennedy
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Bobby Shriver relative Edward M. Kennedy
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