Background
James was born in 1907 in Harlem, the son of James Joseph Kennedy (1866-1926), a plasterer, and Katherine Carr (1865-1951).
James was born in 1907 in Harlem, the son of James Joseph Kennedy (1866-1926), a plasterer, and Katherine Carr (1865-1951).
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Both were immigrants from Ireland. In 1920 the family was living at West 160th Street in Manhattan. He attended Townsend Harris High School and graduated in three years.
He attended the Mechanical Institute in New York City.
He then worked as a plasterer, as did his father. In 1935 he founded the eponymous James G. Kennedy & Company, Incorporated.
He served during World World War II with the Army Corps of Engineers. His first major renovation project was for Bankers Trust company for their building at 14 Wall Street.
In 1991 his company began reconstruction of the Fifth Avenue headquarters of the American Irish Historical Society.
James died December 24, 1997 in Larchmont, New New York