He was friends with Washington Irving and other members of city society, who enjoyed socializing at Cockloft Hall (an old family mansion on the Passaic River at Woodside, Newark which Kemble inherited and was sometimes known as "Salmagundi" or the "Bachelor's Elysium"). He was a founding member of the "Lads of Kilkenny". His sister, Gertrude, married James Kirke Paulding in November, 1818.
He had associations with Washington Irving and other influential people from city society, who would often gather at Cockloft Hall (an old family residence on the Passaic River at Woodside, Newark which Kemble inherited and was sometimes called "Salmagundi" or the "Bachelor's Elysium"). He was a co-founder of the "Lads of Kilkenny". His sister, Gertrude, married James Kirke Paulding in November, 1818.