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Archibald Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa

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Archibald David Kennedy, 7th Marquess of Ailsa, OBE, DL (3 December 1925 – 7 April 1994) was a Scottish peer, the son of Angus Kennedy, 6th Marquess of Ailsa.

In early life, as David Kennedy, he worked as a steam locomotive fireman and, as Marquess, ran the Isle of Man Railway as lessee for the 1967–1971 seasons.

He married Mary Burn (d. 17 August 2007, Edinburgh) on 7 April 1954 and they had three children:

  • Lady Elizabeth Helen Kennedy (b. 23 February 1955)
  • Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Marquess of Ailsa (13 September 1956 – 15 January 2015)
  • David Thomas Kennedy, 9th Marquess of Ailsa (b. 3 July 1958)

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