When did Kennedy take office as a New York Senator ?
Members of the Kennedy family that have held high political US office : Joseph P. Kennedy , Sr. ( 1888–1969 ) " Joe " , Ambassador to the UK * John F. Kennedy ( 1917–1963 ) " Jack " or " JFK " , Congressman and Senator from Massachusetts , President of the United States * Robert F. Kennedy ( 1925–1968 ) , " Bobby " , Attorney General , Senator from New York ** Kathleen Kennedy Townsend ( born 1951 ) Kathleen Hartington , Lieutenant Governor of Maryland ** Joseph P. Kennedy II ( born 1952 ) " Joe " , Congressman from Massachusetts *** Joseph P. Kennedy III ( born 1980 ) , " Joe " , Congressman from Massachusetts * Jean Kennedy Smith ( born 1928 ) Jean Ann , Ambassador to Ireland * Ted Kennedy ( 1932–2009 ) , Edward Moore " Ted " , Senator from Massachusetts ** Patrick J. Kennedy ( born 1967 ) , Congressman from Rhode Island