Background
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, and his wife Eleanor, only child of Alexander Allerdice.
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, and his wife Eleanor, only child of Alexander Allerdice.
Kennedy served in the British Army as a lieutenant in the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge"s Own). Having been previously a Deputy Lieutenant, he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire in 1861, an office he held until his death nine years later. Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa (1847–1938)
Lady Julia Alice Kennedy (1849–1936)
Lady Evelyn Anne Kennedy (1851–1936)
Lieutenant-Colonel
Lord Alexander Kennedy (1853–1912)
Lady Constance Eleanor Kennedy (1855–1946)
Lieutenant
Lord John Kennedy (1859–1895).