Researching Ted Sorensen
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 36 people with the Sorensen surname? In that year Sorensen was ranked number 3543 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ted means "Form of THEODORE. Divine Gift" and is of Greek origin.
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Some Famous People called Ted Sorensen
Ted Sorensen
Theodore Chaikin Sorensen (May 8, 1928 – October 31, 2010) was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. He was a speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, as well as one of his closest advisers. President Kennedy once called him his "intellectual blood bank". Most notably, he was generally regarded as the author of Profiles in Courage, a claim he addresses in his 2008 memoir. The book won Kennedy the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. Sorensen helped draft the Kennedy's inaugural address and was also the primary author of Kennedy's 1962 "We choose to go to the Moon" speech.
Source: Ted Sorensen, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Ted Sorensen (politician)
Edward John Sorensen (born 20 January 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2009 to 2020.
Sorensen attended public schools in Hervey Bay, and was elected to Hervey Bay City Council in 1994. In 2000 he became mayor, serving in that position until 2008, when he was selected as the Liberal National Party candidate for Hervey Bay for the 2009 state election. He was successful, achieving a large swing to defeat sitting Labor member and Bligh government Minister Andrew McNamara.
Sorensen announced in May 2020 that he would retire from state politics at the 2020 Queensland state election in October.
Source: Ted Sorensen (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sorensen
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