David Kennedy, 10th Earl of CassilisMurphy, Alan. Footprint: Scotland, 3rd Ed. Bath, UK: Footprint, 2004. 230. (bef. 1734 – 18 December 1792), was a Scottish peer, the third son of Sir John Kennedy, 2nd Baronet by Jean Douglas. Culzean Castle house and gardens 01

He succeeded to the titles of 10th Earl of Cassilis, 12th Lord Kennedy and 5th

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Kennedy on 30 November 1775 on the death of his elder brother Thomas, the 9th Earl, who had died without male issue. He held the office of

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from 1776 to 1790. It was the 10th Earl who ordered the rebuilding of

Culzean Castle Culzean Castle ( , see yogh; ) is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by ...

on the

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coast. Lord Cassilis never married, and the baronetcy became extinct on his death; the other titles passed to a distant cousin,

Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis Captain Archibald Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis (1720 – 30 December 1794) was a British peerage, Scottish peer who lived in the English colony of New York which became part of the United States. Early life Kennedy, who lived in New York City ...

, who lived in

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10 1792 deaths Nobility from South Ayrshire Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1768–1774 Year of birth uncertain Place of birth missing Scottish representative peers

David David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...

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