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Ted Kennedy

Acting

Born February 22, 1932 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died August 25, 2009

Also known as Edward Kennedy · Edward M. Kennedy · Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Biography

Edward Moore Kennedy was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-most-senior member of the Senate when he died. He is ranked fifth in U.S. history for length of continuous service as a senator. Kennedy was the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and U.S. attorney general and U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy, an uncle of incumbent U.S. secretary of health and human services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the father of U.S. representative Patrick J. Kennedy.

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Awards & recognition

  • Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health · 2016
  • Labor Hall of Honor · 2015
  • Dr. Nathan Davis AwardUnited States Senators · 2009
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
  • Nansen Refugee Award · 2009
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  • Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2009
  • Profile in Courage Award · 2009
  • Order of the Aztec Eagle · 2008
  • Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal · 1999
  • Grand Officer of the Order of the Sun of Peru · 1986
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Order of Merit
  • Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

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