John Kennedy, 8th Earl of Cassillis (April 1700 – 7 August 1759) was a
Scottish peer. He succeeded to the titles of 10th Lord Kennedy and 8th Earl of Cassillis on 23 July 1701.
Early life
Kennedy was born in April 1700. He was the only son of John Kennedy, Lord Kennedy (–1700) and his wife Elizabeth Hutchinson (–1734). As his father predeceased his grandfather, John inherited the earldom in 1701 upon the death of his grandfather.
His maternal grandparents were
Charles Hutchinson, MP for Nottingham, and the former Isabella Boteler (a daughter of Sir
Francis Boteler
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). His paternal grandparents were
John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassillis.
Career
He held the office of Governor of
Dumbarton Castle
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between 1737 and 1759.
Personal life
On 24 October 1738, Lord Cassillis married Lady Susan Hamilton, daughter of
John Hamilton, 1st Earl of Ruglen
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. Her elder sister became
Anne Hamilton, 2nd Countess of Ruglen.
On the death of the 8th Earl, a competition arose, both for the estates and for the title of Earl of Cassillis, between
William, Earl of March and Ruglen, heir general, and
Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean, 4th Baronet, the heir male. The
Court of Session
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found the right to the estates 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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1700 births
1759 deaths
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* John (given name)
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John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
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