Victoria Francis Lawford is the daughter of Patricia Kennedy Lawford. Victoria Francis Lawford’s mother Patricia Kennedy was an American socialite, and the sixth of nine children of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. She was a sister of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Ted Kennedy, as well as the sister-in-law of Jacqueline Kennedy.
Victoria Francis Lawford: Bio Summary
| Full Name | Victoria Francis Lawford |
| famous as | Daughter of Patricia Kennedy Lawford |
| Age | 64 years old as of 2022 |
| Date of Birth | November 4, 1958 |
| Place of Birth | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Siblings | Robin Elizabeth Lawford, Sydney Maleia Kennedy Lawford, Christopher Lawford |
| Parents | Peter Lawford, Patricia Kennedy Lawford |
Victoria Francis Lawford was born on November 4, 1958, in Santa Monica, California, the United States to her parents, Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy Lawford. As of 2022, she is 64 years old. She is not the only child of her parents, she has three other siblings, who are Robin Elizabeth Lawford, Sydney Maleia Kennedy Lawford, and Christopher Lawford.
She is a granddaughter of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Hyannis Port, Mass., and Palm Beach, Fla., and the late Joseph P. Kennedy, an Ambassador to Britain.
How did Victoria Francis Lawford’s parents meet?
Victoria Francis’ mother, met English actor Peter Lawford through her sister Eunice in the 1940s. They met again in 1949, and again in 1953. They courted briefly and officially announced their engagement in February 1954. They married on April 24, 1954, at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas More in New York City, twelve days before her thirtieth birthday.
They settled in Santa Monica, California, and often socialized with actress Judy Garland and her family. Garland gave birth to her son Joseph at the same hospital, and on the same day, Kennedy gave birth to her son Christopher.
Victoria Lawford’s parents had four children, all born in Santa Monica: Christopher Lawford (1955-2018), Sydney Maleia Lawford (b. 1956), Victoria Francis Lawford (b. 1958), and Robin Elizabeth Lawford (b. 1961).
Education and Career
Victoria Francis Lawford graduated from the Lycee Francais de New York and Mount Vernon College. The program she studied is not known. She was a television coordinator for Very Special Arts, a nonprofit affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington that sponsors programs for disabled people.
Who was Victoria Lawford’s husband?
At the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton, L.I., on June 13, 1987, Victoria Francis Lawford, the daughter of Patricia Kennedy Lawford and Peter Lawford, was married to Robert Beebe Pender Jr., a son of Mrs. James C. O’Shea of Barneveld, N.Y., and Dr. Pender.
The couple got married in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of their friends, family, and loved ones. The Rev. William J. Remey performed the ceremony.
Christopher Lawford, the bride’s brother, escorted her. Sydney McKelvy and Robin Lawford, her sisters, were matron of honor and maid of honor, respectively. The best man was Christopher Welch. Among the bride’s other attendants were her cousins Kara Kennedy and Kerry Kennedy, as well as Dr. Suzanne G. Pender, the bridegroom’s sister.
Victoria Francis Lawford’s husband Robert Beebe Pender Jr. was an associate in the law firm of Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle in Washington, graduated from Middlebury College and the Georgetown University Law Center. His father was a surgeon in Utica, N.Y., as was his grandfather the late Dr. Harold L. Pender. His stepfather is a retired judge of the New York State Court of Claims and a former New York State Commissioner of General Services.
Victoria Francis’ mother Patricia died of pneumonia at age of 82 on September 17, 2006, in her Manhattan home. She was buried in Southampton Cemetery.
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