Name Archibald 3rd | Died April 9, 1938 | |
Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa (1 September 1847 – 9 April 1938) was a Scottish peer, the eldest son of Archibald Kennedy, 2nd Marquess of Ailsa.
As a young man he served as an officer in the Coldstream Guards. He succeeded to the titles of 14th Earl of Cassilis, 16th Lord Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa & 3rd Baron Ailsa on 20 March 1870. In 1885 he founded the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire between 1919 and 1937.
Marriage and children
He married (1) on 7 March 1871, Hon. Evelyn Stuart, daughter of Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre. They had five children:
He married (2), on 3 November 1891, Isabella MacMaster, and they had two children:
References
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