Vice president joe biden biography timeline
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Early life and career of Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., the 46th president of the United States, was born on November 20, 1942, at St. Mary's Hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden (née Finnegan) and Joseph Robinette Biden Sr. The oldest child in a Catholic family, Biden has a sister, Valerie, and two brothers, Francis and James.
Biden's father had once led an affluent life, but suffered financial setbacks soon after Biden was born, and for several years the family lived with Biden's maternal grandparents. Beginning in 1953, the family lived in an apartment in Claymont, Delaware, before moving to a house in Mayfield, Delaware.[1][2][3][4] Biden's father later became a successful used-car salesman, maintaining the family in a middle-class lifestyle. At Archmere Academy, the later 46th president Joe Biden himself was class president of his junior and senior high school classes, and graduated from Archme
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Timeline: President Joe Biden through the years
Nov. 20, 1942: Joseph R. Biden Jr. is born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., a car dealership manager, and his wife, Jean.
1961: After growing up in New Castle County, Biden graduates from Archmere Academy.
1965: Earns a bachelor's degree from University of Delaware, where he played football and double-majored in history and political science.
1968: Graduates from Syracuse (N.Y.) University College of Law.
1968-1972: Works as lawyer in Wilmington after setting up his own firm at age 27. "It was the most significant career decision I ever made," said Biden, who started becoming active in politics about the same time.
1970: After twice declining to run for state Legislature, Biden agrees to run for New Castle County Council; wins in a Republican district.
1970-72: Serves on New Castle County Council.
1972: Is recruited by Democratic Party to challenge incumbent U.S. Sen. J. Caleb Boggs, a s
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Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. was born on November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In 1953, the Biden family moved from Pennsylvania to Delaware. Joe Biden graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School and served on the New Castle County Council. In 1972, at the age of 29, he was elected to the United States Senate.
Just weeks after the election, tragedy struck the Biden family. Biden's wife, Neilia, and their one-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed and their two ung sons, namn “Beau” III and Hunter, critically injured in a car accident. Biden took the Senate oath of office at the hospital and began commuting to Washington every day bygd train, a practice he maintained throughout his career in the Senate.
In 1977, Biden married Jill Jacobs. Jill Biden, who holds a doctorate (Ed.D.) in Education, has worked as an educator for over two decades. The Bidens raised three children: Beau, Hunter, and Ashley. In 2015, Beau Biden passed away from brain cancer.
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