Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland
Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, KG KT (5 February 1795 – 6 May 1873) was a British nobleman and politician.
Born in Marylebone, London, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] In 1818 he was elected Whig Member of Parliament for his father and grandfather's old seat of Richmond, becoming representative for York twelve years later. In 1835 he returned to Parliament as member for Richmond, and four years later succeeded his father as second Earl of Zetland.
Like his father a prominent freemason, Lord Zetland was the United Grand Lodge of England's Grand Master from 1844 to 1870. Zetland was a senior member of the Jockey Club and won the Epsom Derby and St Leger Stakes with his horse Voltigeur in 1850.[2]
In the year of his succession to the earldom he was appointed Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and in 1861 became a Knight of the Thistle. He resigned the Order on being made a Knight of the Garter in 1872, and died the following year at Aske Hall, Yorkshire.
He married, 6 September 1823, Sophia Jane, daughter of Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bt.
References
- Lodge, Edmund, Norroy King of Arms, The Peerage of the British Empire, London, 1858, p. 607.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Zetland
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Richmond with Viscount Maitland 1818–1820 Samuel Barrett Moulton Barrett 1820–1828 Hon. Sir Robert Dundas 1828–1830 1818–1830 |
Succeeded by Hon. John Dundas Hon. Sir Robert Dundas |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for York 1830–1832 with Samuel Adlam Bayntun |
Succeeded by Hon. Edward Petre Samuel Adlam Bayntun |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Richmond with Alexander Speirs 1835–1839 |
Succeeded by Alexander Speirs Hon. Sir Robert Dundas |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire 1838–1873 |
Succeeded by The Marquess of Ripon |
| Masonic offices | ||
| Preceded by | Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England 1844–1870 |
Succeeded by The Earl de Grey |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Earl of Zetland 1839–1873 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Dundas |
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