John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis
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John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassilis (April 1700 – 7 August 1759) was a Scottish peer.
He succeeded to the titles of 10th Lord Kennedy and 8th Earl of Cassilis on 23 July 1701.
He held the office of Governor of Dumbarton Castle
between 1737 and 1759.
On the death of the 8th Earl, a competition arose, both for the estates and for the title of Earl of Cassilis, between William, Earl of March and Ruglen
, heir general, and Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean, 4th Baronet, the heir male. The Court of Session
found the right to the eatates to be in the latter, 29 February 1760; and the same was found with regard to the title on a reference to the House of Lords, 27 January 1762.
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He married Lady Susan Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen, on 24 October 1738.
He succeeded to the titles of 10th Lord Kennedy and 8th Earl of Cassilis on 23 July 1701.
He held the office of Governor of Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Castle
Dumbarton Castle has the longest recorded history of any stronghold in Great Britain. It overlooks the Scottish town of Dumbarton, and sits on a plug of volcanic basalt known as Dumbarton Rock which is high.-Iron Age:...
between 1737 and 1759.
On the death of the 8th Earl, a competition arose, both for the estates and for the title of Earl of Cassilis, between William, Earl of March and Ruglen
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, heir general, and Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean, 4th Baronet, the heir male. The Court of Session
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
found the right to the eatates to be in the latter, 29 February 1760; and the same was found with regard to the title on a reference to the House of Lords, 27 January 1762.
Family
He was the son of John Kennedy, and his wife Elizabeth Hutchinson (c. 1668 - March 10, 1734) daughter of Charles Hutchinson (M.P.), and his wife Isabella Boteler or Butler, daughter of Sir Francis Boteler or Butler of Hatfield Woodhouse. Lord Kennedy was grandson of John Kennedy, 7th Earl of CassilisJohn Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis
John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis, PC was a Scottish peer, the son of John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis.He succeeded to the titles of 9th Lord Kennedy and 7th Earl of Cassillis on 22 September 1668. He held the office of Lord of the Treasury between 1689 and 1695...
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He married Lady Susan Hamilton, daughter of John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen, on 24 October 1738.