JOHN F. FITZGERALD

Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy. Standard Oil had a monopoly on kerosene, a major fuel at the time. The company announced an extra $17 million dividend to shareholders and then raised the price of kerosene throughout the country to pay for it. Some, like Fitzgerald, saw this as a de facto regressive tax levied by a private corporation on the poor and middle class.

In 1896 Utah and the Mormon Church had banned polygamy, but U.S. Congressman, Brigham Roberts, 1857-1933, (Democrat, UT) had married three wives when polygamy had been legal. He refused to break his vows to his wives and leave two of them, and despite his election and almost a year of Congressional service, the House voted to exclude him. Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Fitzgerald, then a Congressman, found himself in a debate over immigration with a colleague who could trace his ancestry to the Mayflower, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who asked the Congressman if Jews and Italians had any right to immigrate to America. Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Under strong pressure from prohibitionists, the Congress had just outlawed the sale of alcohol on military bases. The Congressman, who opposed Prohibition, rose to propose that Congress should also ban alcohol in Washington. Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy. He was ruled out of order.

Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Fitzgerald, then a Congressman, found himself in a debate over immigration with a colleague who could trace his ancestry to the Mayflower, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who asked the Congressman if Jews and Italians had any right to immigrate to America. Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

In 1896 Utah and the Mormon Church had banned polygamy, but U.S. Congressman, Brigham Roberts, 1857-1933, (Democrat, UT) had married three wives when polygamy had been legal. He refused to break his vows to his wives and leave two of them, and despite his election and almost a year of Congressional service, the House voted to exclude him. Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy

Under strong pressure from prohibitionists, the Congress had just outlawed the sale of alcohol on military bases. The Congressman, who opposed Prohibition, rose to propose that Congress should also ban alcohol in Washington. Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy. He was ruled out of order.

Grandfather of President John F. Kennedy. Standard Oil had a monopoly on kerosene, a major fuel at the time. The company announced an extra $17 million dividend to shareholders and then raised the price of kerosene throughout the country to pay for it. Some, like Fitzgerald, saw this as a de facto regressive tax levied by a private corporation on the poor and middle class.