Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland

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The 1st Earl of Zetland.

Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland (10 April 1766 – 19 February 1839) was a British politician and nobleman.

Biography

Born in Westminster, the son of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas, he was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.

He was elected Whig Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire in 1790. Twelve years later he exchanged this seat for that of York, and in 1808 returned to Westminster as representative for his old Richmond seat. In 1811 he was again elected MP for York, and became Lord Mayor of the city that same year, having been an alderman since 1808. He was Lord Mayor a second time in 1821.

In 1820 Dundas succeeded his father as second Baron Dundas and as a baronet. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland in 1831, and in 1838, on the occasion of the coronation of Queen Victoria, he was created Earl of Zetland (i.e. Shetland) for having provided financial assistance to the new Queen's parents, the Duke & Duchess of Kent, in the years preceding her accession.

He died suddenly the following year at his home of Aske Hall, Yorkshire. He was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Zetland
• Zetland Estates

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by The Earl of Inchiquin Sir Grey Cooper	Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorkshire) with The Earl of Inchiquin 1790–1796 Charles George Beauclerk 1796–1798 Arthur Shakespeare 1798–1801 1790–1801	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorkshire) with Arthur Shakespeare 1801–1802	Succeeded by Arthur Shakespeare George Heneage Lawrence Dundas
Preceded by Richard Slater Milnes Sir William Mordaunt Milner	Member of Parliament for York with Sir William Mordaunt Milner 1802–1807	Succeeded by Sir William Mordaunt Milner Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes
Preceded by Arthur Shakespeare Charles Lawrence Dundas	Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorkshire) with Charles Lawrence Dundas 1808–1810 Robert Chaloner 1810–1811 1808–1811	Succeeded by George Heneage Lawrence Dundas Robert Chaloner
Preceded by Sir William Mordaunt Milner Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes	Member of Parliament for York with Sir Mark Masterman-Sykes 1811–1820 Marmaduke Wyvill 1820 1811–1820	Succeeded by Robert Chaloner Marmaduke Wyvill
Honorary titles
Vacant Title last held by The Lord Dundas	Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland 1831–1839	Succeeded by John Charles Dundas
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by Thomas Dundas	Baron Dundas 1820–1839	Succeeded by Thomas Dundas
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation	Earl of Zetland 1838–1839	Succeeded by Thomas Dundas