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John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. As the nominee of the Democratic Party in 2004, he was unsuccessful in his bid to unseat the Presidential incumbent George W. Bush.
Family history and childhood years
John Kerry was born in the west wing of Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado outside DenverOnline NewsHour: Sen. John Kerry's Acceptance Speech -- July 29, 2004, where his father, Richard Kerry, a World War II Army Air Corps test pilot, had been undergoing treatment for tuberculosisJohn Kerry: A Candidate in the Making. Kerry's family returned to their home state of Massachusetts two months after his birth.
Family background
Kerry is the second child of Richard John Kerry and Rosemary Forbes Kerry. He has three siblings: Margery (1941), Diana (1947) and Cameron (1950). His mother was a Protestant, but his immediate family members were reportedly observant Roman Catholics. As a child, Kerry served as an altar boy. His brother, Cameron, converted to Judaism when he married. More on [ John Kerry ]
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| JOHN COURTNEY was born 1806 in Maharebeg, Kerry, Ireland, and died in Maharebeg, Kerry, Ireland. He married MARGARET SULLIVAN 27 Nov 1831 in | |
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