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Lord Archibald Kennedy (11st Earl of Cassilis)

NationalityBritish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth1720ref:898
First Known Service11.12.1744ref:898
FatherArchibald Kennedyref:719
WifeKatherine Schuylerref:719
WifeAnne Watts - Married 27.4.1769ref:719
SonArchibald, 1st Marquess of Ailsa (1770–1846)ref:719
SonJohn (1771–1859)ref:719
SonRobert (1773–1843)ref:719
Last Known Service15.2.1768CSORN
Date of Death30.12.1794CSORN

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
11.12.1744 Passed the Lieutenant's Examinationref:898
16.12.1744 LieutenantCSORN
1747 Passed the Lieutenant's Examination ADM 107/4/182RNLPC
13.3.1756 CommanderCSORN
13.3.175614.8.1756
Halifax (18) 1756-1756
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
, Commander, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/244		ADM 6/18
4.4.1757 CaptainCSORN
3.3.175830.6.1760
Flamborough (20) 1756-1772
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/18/491		BWAS-1714
5.6.175812.6.1758Raid on Saint-Malo 
4.4.1760 Action of 4 April 1760 
30.6.176023.8.1760
Quebec (32) 1760-1779
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/178		BWAS-1714
27.8.176020.2.1763
Blonde (32) 1760-1782
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/193		BWAS-1714
9.4.176314.12.1765
Coventry (28) 1757-1783
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/19/480		BWAS-1714
1.7.176615.2.1768
Coventry (28) 1757-1783
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
, Captain, and Commanding Officer ADM 6/20/126		ADM 6/20
11.17667.1767Appointed Commander-in-Chief — North AmericaE-WIKI
1.1.177931.12.1779Included in the list of captains receiving half-pay.ADM 104
18.12.1792 Succeeded as 11st Earl of Cassilisref:719
18.12.1792 Succeeded as 13rd Lord KennedyPEER
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