David Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa
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The Marquess of Ailsa | |
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| Born | David Thomas Kennedy 3 July 1958 |
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Anne Kelly (after 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa Mary Burn |
David Thomas Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa (born 3 July 1958) is a Scottish peer.
Early life
David Thomas Kennedy is the younger son of Mary (née Burn) and Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa. His elder brother was Archibald Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa.[1]
His maternal grandfather was John Burn of Amble, Northumberland and his paternal grandparents were Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa and Gertrude Millicent (née Cooper) Kennedy, daughter of Gervas Weir Cooper, of Wordwell Hall, Suffolk.[1]
He was educated at Strathallan School, Perthshire, and Berkshire Agricultural College, Maidenhead.[1]
Career
The Marquess of Ailsa is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Kennedy. All of the Marquesses are descendants of Anne Watts, mother of Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa and descendant of the Schuyler family, the Van Cortlandt family (including Stephanus Van Cortlandt), and the Delancey family of British North America. The title is derived from the island of Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde, which is owned by the family.
On 16 January 2015 he succeeded his older brother as Marquess of Ailsa (1831),[2] Earl of Cassillis (1509), Baron Ailsa (1806), and Lord Kennedy in the peerage of Scotland (1458).[1][3][4][5][6] His brother had succeeded their father in 1994.[7]
Personal life
In 1991 Kennedy married Anne Kelly, daughter of Bernard Kelly, and they have two children:[1]
- Lady Katherine Jean Kennedy (born 1993)
- Archibald David Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis (born 1995), heir apparent
In 1999 Kennedy was living at Morriston, Culzean, Maybole, Ayrshire.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d e f Burke's Peerage, volume 1, 1999, p. 42
- ^ Davidson, Philip (20 January 2015). "The 8th Marquess of Ailsa". The Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Slamdot, Inc. "COSCA: Council of Scottish Clans & Associations - Ceud Mìle Fàilte". cosca.scot.
- ^ "Council of Scottish Clans & Associations Obituary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Obituary: Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015.
- ^ Davison, Phil (20 January 2015). "The 8th Marquess of Ailsa (obituary)". Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Houston, Stephen (22 January 2015). "Aristocrat party animal laird Lord Charles Kennedy suffers heart attack and dies". Daily Record. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
