Lawrence Aldred Mervyn Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland (12 November 1908 – 5 October 1989), was a British

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, known before 1961 as the Earl of Ronaldshay. He was also a

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player of some note in the 1940s.

Early life and education

Lord Zetland was born in 1908, the elder son of

Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland (11 June 1876 – 6 February 1961), styled Lord Dundas until 1892 and Earl of Ronaldshay between 1892 and 1929, was a British hereditary peer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politic ...

, and his wife Cicely Archdale. Like his father and

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before him, he was educated at

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and

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. He succeeded to the marquessate and other titles upon the death of his father in 1961.

Later life

Zetland competed at the All England Championships, Wimbledon. He was chairman of Catterick Bridge Racecourse and

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for many years. He lived at Aske Hall, near

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. He had been chosen as the Conservative candidate for the seat of

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had an election been held in 1939/1940.

Marriage and children

On 2 December 1936, Zetland married Katherine Mary Penelope Pike, daughter of

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Ebenezer John Lecky Pike and his wife, the artist Olive Snell. They had four children:Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. * Lawrence Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland (born 28 December 1937) * Lady Serena Jane Dundas (10 September 1940 – 22 November 2012), married Captain Nigel Ion Charles Kettlewell. * Lord David Paul Nicholas Dundas (born 2 June 1945) married, firstly, on 17 December 1971 to Corinna Maeve Wolfe Scott and secondly on 21 November 1997 to Taina Bettina Breuckmann. * Lord Richard Bruce Dundas (born 6 January 1951), married firstly on 15 June 1974 to Jane Melanie Wright, secondly on 9 April 1983 to Sophie Caroline Lascelles, and thirdly on 30 June 1995 to Ruth Anne Kennedy. Lord Zetland's niece, Carolyne Christie, was married to Rock Scully, manager of

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, and later, in 1976, to

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. His nephew, Carolyne's younger brother Willie Christie, is a photographer and film director.

Death

Lord Zetland died in 1989 at the age of 80 and was succeeded in the marquessate and other titles by his eldest son,

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Arms

References

External links

* *http://www.thepeerage.com/p8123.htm#i81227 Col. Ebenezer John Lecky Pike 1908 births 1989 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British male tennis players Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Marquesses of Zetland Place of birth missing English tennis players {{UK-marquess-stub