Background
Zetland was born in London, the son of the Honorary John Charles Dundas, younger son of Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland. His mother was Margaret Matilda, daughter of James Talbit.
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Zetland was born in London, the son of the Honorary John Charles Dundas, younger son of Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland. His mother was Margaret Matilda, daughter of James Talbit.
He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, being commissioned as a Cornet in the Royal Horse Guards in 1866.
He was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland between 1889 and 1892. A Lord in Waiting from May to September 1880, Lord Zetland subsequently moved from supporting the Liberals to joining the Conservative Party in 1884. In 1889 he was sent to Ireland as Lord Lieutenant, a post in which he proved both successful and popular, and remained there until the Liberals returned to power in 1892.
He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1889 and in 1892, on Lord Salisbury"s recommendation, he was created Earl of Ronaldshay, in the County of Orkney and Zetland, and Marquess of Zetland.
In the 1890s Lord Zetland became more involved in local politics, becoming an alderman on the North Riding of Yorkshire County Council in 1894 and being elected Mayor of Richmond in 1895 and 1896. In 1900 he was made a Knight of the Thistle.
He was also an enthusiastic sportsman, and was Master of the Zetland Hunt for thirty-five years. Lord Zetland married Lady Lilian, daughter of Richard Lumley, 9th Earl of Scarbrough, in 1871.
He died in March 1929, aged 84, at Aske Hall, Yorkshire, and was buried there.
His eldest surviving son Lawrence succeeded him. The Marchioness of Zetland died in December 1943.
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By 1869 a Lieutenant, Zetland retired from the British Army in 1872 and was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire that same year.