Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa
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Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa KT
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(February 1770 – 8 September 1846), styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as The Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.
, by Anne, daughter of John Watts. He became known by the courtesy title
Lord Kennedy when his father succeeded in the earldom of Cassilis in 1792.
as a Scottish Representative Peer
between 1796 and 1806. The latter year he was created Baron Ailsa, of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society
on 18 February 1819. In 1831 he was created Marquess of Ailsa, of the Isle of Ailsa in the County of Ayr. He voted for the Reform Bill in 1832.
, Forfarshire, on 1 June 1793. They had five children:
Lord Ailsa died in 1846 and was succeeded by his grandson, Archibald Kennedy
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Order of the Thistle
The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
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Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(February 1770 – 8 September 1846), styled Lord Kennedy between 1792 and 1794 and known as The Earl of Cassilis between 1794 and 1831, was a Scottish peer.
Background
Kennedy the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of CassilisArchibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis
Captain Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis was a Scottish peer, the son of Archibald Kennedy, the descendant of the second son of the 3rd earl...
, by Anne, daughter of John Watts. He became known by the courtesy title
Courtesy title
A courtesy title is a form of address in systems of nobility used for children, former wives and other close relatives of a peer. These styles are used 'by courtesy' in the sense that the relatives do not themselves hold substantive titles...
Lord Kennedy when his father succeeded in the earldom of Cassilis in 1792.
Career
Kennedy succeeded in the earldom on the death of his father 30 December 1794. He sat in the House of LordsHouse of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as a Scottish Representative Peer
Representative peer
In the United Kingdom, representative peers were those peers elected by the members of the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of Ireland to sit in the British House of Lords...
between 1796 and 1806. The latter year he was created Baron Ailsa, of Ailsa in the County of Ayr, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
, which entitled him to an automatic seat in the House of Lords. He was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
on 18 February 1819. In 1831 he was created Marquess of Ailsa, of the Isle of Ailsa in the County of Ayr. He voted for the Reform Bill in 1832.
Family
Lord Ailsa married Margaret Erskine, the second daughter of John Erskine of DunHouse of Dun
House of Dun, together with the adjacent Montrose Basin nature reserve, is a National Trust for Scotland property in Angus, Scotland.The Dun Estate was home to the Erskine family from 1375 until 1980. John Erskine of Dun was a key figure in the Scottish Reformation. The current house was designed...
, Forfarshire, on 1 June 1793. They had five children:
- Lady Alicia Jane Kennedy (d. 1887), married Jonathan PeelJonathan PeelJonathan Peel was a British soldier, Conservative politician and racehorse owner.-Background and education:...
and had issue. - Archibald Kennedy, Earl of CassilisArchibald Kennedy, Earl of CassilisArchibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis was the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa. He was styled Lord Kennedy until 1831, and Earl of Cassilis thereafter until his death....
(1794–1832), married Eleanor Allardyce and had issue. - Lady Anne Kennedy (1798–1877), married Sir David Baird of Newbyth, 2nd BaronetSir David Baird, 2nd BaronetSir David Baird of Newbyth, 2nd baronet , was a British Baronet and captain in the British army. He was born in 1795, the son of Robert Baird and Hersey Christina Maria Gavin. On August 10, 1821 he married Lady Anne Kennedy, daughter of Sir Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and Margaret...
and had issue. - Lady Margaret Kennedy (1800–1889), married Thomas Radclyffe-Livingstone-Eyre.
- The Hon. John Kennedy-Erskine (1802–1831), married Lady Augusta FitzClarence, an illegitimate daughter of King William IVWilliam IV of the United KingdomWilliam IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death...
and Dorothy Jordan and had issue (their granddaughter was the writer and poet Violet JacobViolet JacobViolet Jacob was a Scottish writer, now known especially for her historical novel Flemington and her poetry....
). John Kennedy-Erskine assumed the additional name of Erskine on being named heir to the House of DunHouse of DunHouse of Dun, together with the adjacent Montrose Basin nature reserve, is a National Trust for Scotland property in Angus, Scotland.The Dun Estate was home to the Erskine family from 1375 until 1980. John Erskine of Dun was a key figure in the Scottish Reformation. The current house was designed...
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Lord Ailsa died in 1846 and was succeeded by his grandson, Archibald Kennedy
Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa
Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa, KT was a Scottish peer.Born at Dunottar, he was the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis, himself oldest son of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa, and his wife Eleanor, only child of Alexander Allerdice...
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