John Francis Fitzgerald was a notable American politician, mayor of Boston, father of Rose Kennedy and grandfather of US President John F Kennedy. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1891/00/00 | Councilman John Fitzgerald secures funding for a park in Boston's North End neighborhood. | Politician | Copp's Hill Terrace | Boston | |||
| 1909/01/01 | John F Fitzgerald becomes the first Mayor of Boston to enjoy the extended term of four years. Until 1895, the Mayor had been elected annually. | Work | Old City Hall | Boston | |||
| 1912/08/00 | Mayor John F Fitzgerald conducts the opening ceremonies of the Copley Plaza Hotel. | Dignitary | Copley Plaza Hotel | Boston | |||
| 1915/00/00 | Honey Fitz buys 940 Nantasket Ave to use as a summer home. | Home | Hull Shore Drive, Nantasket Avenue District | Hull, MA | |||
| 1915/07/25 | Honey Fitz sprints into the Beach Ave house from the strand to see his grandson. He immediately calls the Boston papers saying "Is he going into politics? Well ... he is going to be President of the United State...." | Grandfather | Hull Shore Drive, Nantasket Avenue District | Hull, MA | |||
| 1923/00/00 | Jack Kennedy makes his first public speech during a party in honor of his grandfather, John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald. The young Kennedy reportedly called his grandfather the best grandfather a child ever had. | Guest of Honor | Parker House | Boston |
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