Archbishop Kennedy

The Catholic Archbishop of Boston was the brother of Common Sense publisher John Kennedy, a powerful figure in the Independence Party which advocated the independence of the North American Union

During an argument with John Kennedy, Colonel Thomas Bushell of the Royal American Mounted Police concluded that he would have better luck convincing Archbishop Kennedy to become a Baptist than he would convincing the publisher Kennedy that the British Empire did more good than harm.

Literary comment
John F. Kennedy had three brothers in OTL. Although fans of the The Two Georges have long assumed that the Archbishop is Robert Kennedy, due to his devout Catholicism, the authors do not specify this. It is therefore open to debate whether the brother in question is Joe Jr., Robert, Teddy, or even a wholly fictitious brother.