Ted Kennedy

Biography

Edward Kennedy was a Democrat and member of the prominent Kennedy family, serving as a United States senator from Massachusetts for almost 47 years, from 1962 until his death in 2009. He was the second-most-senior member of the Senate when he died, ranked fifth in US history for length of continuous service as a senator. Born into the Kennedy family in Boston, he began his career as an assistant district attorney before being elected to the Senate.