John Vernou Bouvier III

John Vernou Bouvier III
Born(1891-05-19)May 19, 1891
DiedAugust 3, 1957(1957-08-03) (aged 66)
New York City, U.S.
Burial placeMost Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
Other namesBlack Jack Bouvier
Alma materColumbia University
Yale University (BA)
OccupationStockbroker
Spouse
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(m. 1928; div. 1940)​
Children
Parents
  • John Vernou Bouvier Jr. (father)
  • Maude Frances Sergeant (mother)
RelativesEdith Ewing Bouvier Beale (sister)
John F. Kennedy (son in-law)
FamilyBouvier family

John Vernou Bouvier III (/ˈbuːvieɪ/ BOO-vee-ay; May 19, 1891 – August 3, 1957)[1] was an American Wall Street stockbroker and socialite. He was the father of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Lee Radziwill, and father-in-law of John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president.

Bouvier was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in spring 1957. He was hospitalized at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan on July 27, 1957 to have chemotherapy. He died six days later, on August 3, aged 66.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Davis, John H. (1969). The Bouviers; portrait of an American family. Internet Archive. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
  2. ↑ Davis, John H. (1992). The Kennedys : dynasty and disaster. Internet Archive. New York : S.P.I. ISBN 978-1-56171-060-7.