Background
He was born to Mr. and Mistress Lyndley Hope Laidlaw of Victoria Avenue, Unley Park, and educated at Saint Peter"s College, then studied Law and Literature at Adelaide University and Magdalen College, Oxford.
He was born to Mr. and Mistress Lyndley Hope Laidlaw of Victoria Avenue, Unley Park, and educated at Saint Peter"s College, then studied Law and Literature at Adelaide University and Magdalen College, Oxford.
He was called to the Bar in 1948. During World World War II he served in the AIF. Intelligence Corps as a Japanese interpreter. He was elected as a Liberal candidate to the Legislative Council in July 1975 and served until November 1982.
Their eldest daughter Diana Laidlaw was a noted State politician.
He was a member of the Royal Adelaide Golf Club, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Street Andrews and served on the boards of numerous boards, including Adelaide Brighton Cement, Quarry Industries, Adelaide Wallaroo Fertilizers, Bennett and Fisher and Johns Perry Limited.