dʒˈɑːn dˈoʊbi kˈɛnədi dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi fˈaɪv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪpɹəl fˈoːɹtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks wʌzɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪnðə kənfˈɛdɚɹət stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, æz wˈɛl æz ɐ pˈoʊstwˈɔːɹ plˈæntɚ, ɐtˈɜːni, pˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən, ænd ðə fˈɪfti sˈɛvənθ luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ʌv sˈaʊθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə sˈɜːvɪŋ ˌʌndɚ ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɑːnsən hˈæɡʊd.
John Doby Kennedy (January 5, 1840 – April 14, 1896) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, as well as a post-war planter, attorney, politician, and the 57th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina serving under Governor Johnson Hagood.