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:''For the passenger that died on Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, see that article'' James Gerard Kennedy, Sr. (February 7, 1907 – December 24, 1997) aka James G. Kennedy, was the founder, president, and chairman of James G. Kennedy & Company, Inc. in New York City.〔 ==Biography== James was born in 1907 in Harlem, the son of James Joseph Kennedy (1866-1926), a plasterer, and Katherine Carr (1865-1951). Both were immigrants from Ireland. His siblings include: Kathryn Kennedy (1897-1974) aka Sis Kennedy, who married Joseph O'Malley (1893-1985) who was the uncle of Walter Francis O'Malley (1903-1979), the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1950 to 1979; Mary Frances Kennedy (1898-1982); Josephine Kennedy (1899-1900) aka Sarah Kennedy; Thomas Kennedy (1901-1972); James Gerard Kennedy I (1902-1903); and Joseph Kennedy (1905-1983).〔 In 1920 the family was living at West 160th Street in Manhattan.〔1920 US census for Manhattan〕 He attended Townsend Harris High School and graduated in three years. He attended the Mechanical Institute in New York City. He then worked as a plasterer, as did his father. In 1935 he founded the eponymous James G. Kennedy & Co., Inc. He served during World War II with the Army Corps of Engineers. His first major renovation project was for Bankers Trust company for their building at 14 Wall Street.〔 He married Antoinette Granato (1916-1942) around 1940 and she died of cancer in 1942 after being hospitalized for 2 months. In 1991 his company began reconstruction of the Fifth Avenue headquarters of the American Irish Historical Society. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Gerard Kennedy, Sr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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