Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa, KT (25 August 1816 – 20 March 1870) was a

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peer and soldier.

Life

Born at Dunottar, he was the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, Earl of Cassilis, himself the oldest son of

Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa, Order of the Thistle, KT, Royal Society, FRS (February 1770 – 8 September 1846), styled Lord Kennedy between 1792–4 and known as the Earl of Cassillis between 1794 and 1831, was a British peerage, Sco ...

, and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Alexander Allardyce. His father having predeceased him in 1832, Kennedy succeeded to his grandfather's titles in 1846. Eleanor as Marchioness was involved with Catharine Tait's Ladies Diocesan Association visiting the poor in the City Road Workhouse. Kennedy served in the British Army as a lieutenant in the

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. Having been previously a Deputy Lieutenant, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire in 1861, an office he held until his death in a hunting accident nine years later.

Marriage and issue

On 10 November 1846, Ailsa married Julia Jephson, daughter of Sir Richard Jephson, 1st Baronet, and had by her three sons and three daughters: * Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa (1847–1938), succeeded his father *Lady Julia Alice Kennedy (22 November 1849 – 22 December 1936), married in 1869 Col. Robert William Web Follett. No known issue. *Lady Evelyn Anne Kennedy (24 August 1851 – 24 January 1936), married Capt. Sir Arthur Henderson Young, 17th Governor of the Straits Settlements. Left issue. *Lt.-Col. Lord Alexander Kennedy (6 October 1853 – 4 April 1912), who married Beatrice Gordon, daughter of George Tomline Gordon DL, JP. They had two daughters. *Lady Constance Eleanor Kennedy (4 October 1855 – 24 October 1946), married Col. Lionel Grimston Fawkes JP. They had issue. *Lt. Lord John Kennedy (4 April 1859 – 18 May 1895), who married Adelaide Mary Learmonth, daughter of Alexander Learmonth MP for

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. Left no issue. On 4 March 1870, Ailsa suffered fatal head injuries after being thrown from his horse while fox hunting near Craigie, Ayrshire. He was taken to George Hotel, Kilmarnock, where reports indicated a slow progress towards recovery. His wife and daughter Lady Evelyn accompanied him back to the family residence,

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, where his condition worsened. He died 16 days after the accident at Culzean.

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* 1816 births 1870 deaths Archibald Deaths by horse-riding accident in Scotland Knights of the Thistle Lord-lieutenants of Ayrshire 2 Nobility from South Ayrshire Schuyler family Scottish people of Dutch descent Van Cortlandt family {{UK-marquess-stub