Edward Moore Kennedy III was born in 1998, the son of Edward Moore Kennedy Jr. (Ted Jr.) and Dr. Katherine Anne Gershon. He is the grandson of Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Joan Bennett Kennedy, and carries one of the most recognized names in American political life. The name Edward Moore Kennedy has now spanned three generations: his grandfather the senator, his father the disability rights advocate and state legislator, and now himself.
Edward Moore Kennedy III grew up as a young adult in the early twenty-first century, shaped by a family legacy that encompasses presidential politics, the civil rights movement, landmark legislation, and decades of public service. His father, Ted Kennedy Jr., has been an outspoken advocate for disability rights and environmental policy, providing a model of engaged citizenship rooted in personal experience.
As the third man in his family to bear the name Edward Moore Kennedy, he carries both an honor and a history. The Kennedy family's ethos — that privilege entails obligation, and that public service is both a calling and a responsibility — has been passed down through successive generations, and Edward Moore Kennedy III stands as a representative of that living tradition entering adult life.
Edward Moore Kennedy III is the child of Edward Moore Kennedy Jr. and Katherine 'Kiki' Gershman (m. 1993).
Siblings
Edward Moore Kennedy III is the son of Ted Kennedy Jr. (Edward Moore Kennedy Jr.), disability rights advocate and former Connecticut State Senator.
The name honors a family tradition: Senator Edward M. Kennedy passed the name to his son Ted Kennedy Jr., who in turn gave it to his own son, Edward Moore Kennedy III.