John Vernou Bouvier III

John Vernou Bouvier III (/ˈbvi/ boo-VEE-ay; May 19, 1891 – August 3, 1957) was an American Wall Street stockbroker and socialite. He was the father of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and socialite Lee Radziwill. He was the father-in-law of John F. Kennedy.

John Vernou Bouvier III
Born(1891-05-19)May 19, 1891
DiedAugust 3, 1957(1957-08-03) (aged 66)
Resting placeMost Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
Other namesBlack Jack Bouvier
Alma materColumbia College
Sheffield Scientific School (BA)
OccupationStockbroker
Spouse(s)
Janet Norton Lee
(m. 1928; div. 1940)
Children
Parents
RelativesEdith Ewing Bouvier Beale (sister)
Edith Bouvier Beale (niece)
Phelan Beale, Jr. (nephew)
Bouvier Beale (nephew)
John F. Kennedy (son in-law)

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.[1]

References

  1. Heymann, C. David (2008). American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy. Simon and Schuster. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-743-49739-8.