Education
Laidlaw was educated at Park School and the University of Glasgow, but later moved to Ireland.
Laidlaw was educated at Park School and the University of Glasgow, but later moved to Ireland.
His racing colours were black with gold spots. He was also High Sheriff of County Dublin in 1919, and appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in the 1922 New Year Honours, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable".