- David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassilis
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David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassilis (bef. 1734 – 18 December 1792), was a Scottish peer, the third son of Sir John Kennedy, 2nd Baronet. He succeeded to the Earldom on the death of his elder brother, the 9th Earl, who had died without male issue.
He succeeded to the titles of 10th Earl of Cassilis, 12th Lord Kennedy and 5th Baronet Kennedy on 30 November 1775. He held the office of representative peer (Scotland) between 1776 and 1790. Lord Cassilis never married, and the baronetcy became extinct on his death; the other titles passed to a distant cousin. It was the 10th Earl who ordered the rebuilding of Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast.
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Parliament of Great Britain Preceded by
Archibald MontgomerieMember of Parliament for Ayrshire
1768–1774Succeeded by
Adam FergussonPeerage of Scotland Preceded by
Thomas KennedyEarl of Cassilis
1775–1792Succeeded by
Archibald KennedyBaronetage of Nova Scotia Preceded by
Thomas KennedyBaronet
(of Culzean)
1775–1792Extinct Categories:- Scottish nobility stubs
- Earls in the Peerage of Scotland
- 1792 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies
- Year of birth uncertain
- Scottish representative peers
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