Historic house
Kennedy family
United States politics · United States · founded 1914
An American political dynasty rather than a standing fortune: a president, three senators and multiple ambassadors.
Family fortune
Not published
No desk publishes a consolidated family-level figure for this house.
Generations
5
Documented members
5
Industries
Finance, Public office
Founders, principals and heirs
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
Founder · generation 1 · 1888–1969
Financier and ambassador to the United Kingdom.
John F. Kennedy
Principal · generation 2 · 1917–1963
35th President of the United States.
Robert F. Kennedy
Principal · generation 2 · 1925–1968
US Attorney General and senator.
Edward M. Kennedy
Principal · generation 2 · 1932–2009
US senator for Massachusetts for 47 years.
Caroline Kennedy
Heir · generation 3 · 1957–
US ambassador to Japan and Australia.
Legacy
The family trusts were designed for political careers, and no consolidated fortune is published today.
Evidentiary standard
Family fortunes are only recorded where a named wealth desk publishes a standing family-level estimate; the source and valuation date are shown with the figure. Houses whose assets are held through charitable trusts, foundations, or sovereign vehicles carry no figure, because no verifiable personal total exists. Lineage entries are limited to publicly documented family members.