John F. Fitzgerald him the nickname 'Honey Fitz'. His daughter Rose married Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., a son of his political rival P. J. Kennedy. In old age, Fitzgerald helped his grandson John F. Kennedy to win his first seat in congress. John Francis Fitzgerald was born in the North End of Boston, to Irish businessman/politician Thomas Fitzgerald of Bruff, County Limerick, and Rosanna Cox of County Cavan. He was the fourth of twelve children. Both of his sisters, Ellen and Mary, and his eldest brother, Michael, died in infancy. Fitzgerald's brother Joseph had severe brain damage from malaria and barely functioned. Only
Scott Patterson (author) Scott Patterson (author) Scott Patterson is an American financial journalist and bestselling author. He is a staff reporter at "The Wall Street Journal" and author of "Dark Pools: High-Speed Traders, A.I. Bandits, and the Threat to the Global Financial System" and The New York Times bestselling book "The Quants". Patterson has as Master of Arts and English degree from James Madison University. Patterson is a staff reporter at "The Wall Street Journal" covering government regulation of the financial industry. His coverage has included high-profile interviews with Mark Cuban, Warren Buffett, Edward Thorp and others. He has been described as the