Joseph Gargan

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Joseph Gargan was an American lawyer and political operative, a cousin and close associate of Senator Ted Kennedy who became known for his involvement in and later criticism of Kennedy’s actions surrounding the Chappaquiddick incident.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
lawyer
political operative
associatedWith Kennedy political network
United States Senate campaigns of Ted Kennedy
category American lawyers
American political consultants
Chappaquiddick incident
Kennedy family
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedAs close associate of Senator Ted Kennedy
cousin of Ted Kennedy
educatedAt Georgetown University Law Center
Harvard University
familyName Gargan
fieldOfWork law
politics
gender male
givenName Joseph
hasEthnicGroup Irish American
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States)
notableEvent present on Martha’s Vineyard and Chappaquiddick Island during the 1969 incident involving Ted Kennedy
notableFor breaking with Ted Kennedy over the Chappaquiddick incident
involvement in the Chappaquiddick incident
later criticism of Ted Kennedy’s actions at Chappaquiddick
notableWork public accounts criticizing Ted Kennedy’s handling of the Chappaquiddick incident
occupation lawyer
political consultant
positionHeld political operative for the Kennedy family
relative Kennedy family
Ted Kennedy
residence Massachusetts

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chappaquiddick
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