David Kennedy (singer)

[1] In 1866–8 Kennedy made a professional tour through Canada and the eastern sections of the United States, with his eldest daughter as his accompanist.

The First transcontinental railroad was opened while Kennedy was at San Francisco, and he sang The Star-Spangled Banner at the inaugural ceremony.

After spending three years at home, in 1872–6 he made a tour round the world with his family, visiting Australia and New Zealand, the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland.

From 1876 to 1879 he was engaged in tours in England, Scotland, and Ireland, including two seasons in London; in 1879 he visited South Africa, and in 1879–80 India.

David's youngest daughter, Jessie Henderson Kennedy (d. 1937), married the pianist and composer Tobias Matthay.

[5] In 1881 Kennedy's son James and daughters Kate and Lizzie (baritone, contralto and soprano respectively) died in the burning of the Théâtre municipal of Nice, France.