Ted Kennedy, the brother of 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was the fourth-longest-serving senator in the history of the United States, who served for over forty-seven years until his death in 2009. He was also acknowledged for establishing the Committee for a Democratic Majority in 1995 to help elect Democratic candidates.
Also known for the family career in politics, The Kennedy Family credited his service for the success of the United States and its citizen.
A Narrow Escape; Cause Of Ted Kennedy’s Death
Back on 19 June 20, 1964, Ted Kennedy’s plane crashed in Southampton, Massachusetts which took the life of his pilot and nearly killed him. However, he suffered from major injuries including a punctured lung, internal bleeding, and broken backbone.
Later in May 2008, he was hospitalized as he suffered from the seizure and the doctors explored that Ted diagnosed with malignant glioma, a kind of brain tumor. After a month of his diagnosis, he underwent through the brain surgery at Duke University Medical Center operated by Dr. Allan Friedman for over three hours.
Unfortunately, the treatment didn’t work. Instead of that, Ted suffered from several seizers, and the tumor continued to spread which became the prominent cause of death. After years of battle, Ted died on 25 August 2009 in Massachusetts at the age of 77. His funeral held on 29 August 2009, and he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetary next to his brothers; John and Robert Kennedy.
Married Twice; Had Three Children!
Ted Kennedy relished the longtime married life twice in his life before his death. During his academic years, he led a long distance relationship with his wife, Joan Bennett, who is an actress and a musician by profession. The couple first met through Ted’s sister, Jean Kennedy while studying at the University of Virginia Law School. After dating for several years, they eventually tied their wedding knot on 29 November 1958.
After a year of their marriage, he and his wife Joan went for the belated honeymoon to South Africa in 1959, and within a couple of years of their nuptials, they welcomed their first child, Kara Kennedy Allen in 1960. Their kid, Kara was a well-known director for the movies Education Nation: Teacher Town Hall and Power Networking: How the Biz Does Business. Sadly, she is no more alive now as she died in September 2011 at the age of 51.
Also, the lovebirds were blessed with two kids named Edward Ted Kennedy Jr. on 26 September 1961 and Patrick Joseph Kennedy II on 14 July 1967 respectively.
Despite their decade of married life, they decided to dissolve their relationship, and they legally filed for divorce on 6 December 1982.
After a decade of the separation, Ted moved on from his post-relationship and got married to Victoria Anne Reggie on 3 July 1992 in the living room of Kennedy’s house in McLean, Va. In the ceremony, there were about thirty guests. Ted appeared on the dark blue pin-striped suit, white shirt and blue-and-silver tie whereas Victoria donned in white lace over white silk during the ceremony.
For both of the married couples, it was their second wedding. Victoria, who is the mother of two children too has a divorce from her first husband, Grier Raclin in 1990.
The happily married couple relished their romantic relationship for over seventeen years until the death of Ted in 2009.
Know About Ted Kennedy’s Net Worth
Ted Kennedy alone had an estimated net worth of $49 million, which he garnered as being the former United States senator from Massachusetts. As reported, he smashed the immense income of $165,200 per year during his career life.
Likewise, he lived in the Georgetown Estate which he bought in the 1960s after being elected as the U.S Senate. Later, in 2018, the Georgetown Estate kept on a sale for $22 million. As reported, the mansion was built in 1887 in Edwardian style which consists of nine-bedroom, ten-bath property.
Apart from his fortunes, The Kennedy Family has the combined estimated net worth of $1.2 billion.
Short Bio And Family
Born as Edward Moore Kennedy in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States, Ted Kennedy celebrated his birthday on 22 February. The Native American U.S. Senate of brain cancer died on 25 August 2009 in Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1956. Later, he garnered his degree from the University of Virginia Law School in 1959.
His parents, Rose Fitzgerald and Joseph P. Kennedy raised him along with his eight siblings namely; John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., Patricia Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith, Kathleen Kennedy and Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
John F. Kennedy worked as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 whereas Robert was also a U.S. senator like Ted Kennedy.