Edward Kennedy, Jr.

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name = Edward Kennedy, Jr.
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birth_date = birth date and age|1961|9|26
birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts
alma_mater = Wesleyan University
Yale University
University of Connecticut School of Law
education = B.A., M.A., J.D.
occupation = Co-founder and President of the Marwood Group
spouse = Katherine Anne "Kiki" Gershman (1993 - present)
children = Kiley Elizabeth Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy III
parents = Ted Kennedy and Virginia Joan Bennett
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Edward Moore Kennedy, Jr. (born September 26, 1961) is the elder son of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and Virginia Joan Bennett.

In 1973 cancer was discovered in his right leg. The leg was amputated. On the same day this surgery took place, Ted Sr. gave his niece Kathleen away at her wedding, rushing back to the hospital afterwards. In 1986, a movie called "The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story" was made for TV which concentrated on this event in Kennedy's life.

Edward Jr. attended high school at the prestigious St. Albans School in Washington, DC: a school known for producing politicians. Thereafter he received an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in 1983, a master’s degree in forestry and environmental studies from Yale University, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law (which he attended at night). After graduation he worked at the New Haven, Connecticut law firm of Wiggin & Dana specializing in disability issues. Kennedy is the co-founder and President of the Marwood Group, a Wall Street investment firm. He married Katherine Anne "Kiki" Gershman (b. June 9, 1959) [ [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kennedys/sfeature/sf_tree_text.html American Experience | The Kennedys | Kennedy Family Tree | PBS ] ] on November 9, 1993, on Block Island, Rhode Island, daughter of James and Elizabeth Gershman. She is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEED9143FF937A25751C0A965958260 ENGAGEMENTS; Dr. Gershman, Edward M. Kennedy Jr.] ] They have a daughter, Kiley Elizabeth Kennedy (born August 7, 1994 in New Haven, Connecticut) [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E2DC1F31F93BA3575BC0A962958260 CHRONICLE - New York Times] ] and a son, Edward Moore Kennedy III (born February 25, 1998 in New Haven, Connecticut).

On May 10, 2007, a story in the "New York Post" said that according to Patrick Kennedy,his brother Edward Jr. was "eyeing a Connecticut Congressional seat." [ [http://www.nypost.com/seven/05082007/gossip/pagesix/born_to_run_pagesix_.htm BORN TO RUN] ] . However, he did not ultimately enter the race in his district in 2008, the democratic nomination for which instead went to Jim Hines.

Edward has a sister, Kara Anne Kennedy Allen, a lung cancer survivor. Kara and her husband, architect Michael Allen, have two children.

ee also

* Kennedy Curse

References

External links

* [http://www.marwoodgroup.com/ Marwood Group Official Site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092066/ The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story]
* [http://www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers/speakers.asp?1+EV+483 Ted Kennedy, Jr. Biography]