Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland explained

Honorific Prefix:The Most Honourable
The Marquess of Zetland
Office:Member of the House of Lords
Status:Lord Temporal
Term Label:as a hereditary peer
Term Start:5 October 1989
Predecessor:The 3rd Marquess of Zetland
Term End:11 November 1999
Successor:Seat abolished
Birth Name:Lawrence Mark Dundas
Birth Date:28 December 1937
Party:Conservative

Lawrence Mark Dundas, 4th Marquess of Zetland, (born 28 December 1937), less formally known as Mark Zetland, is a British hereditary peer, known before 1989 as Earl of Ronaldshay.

Early life and education

Lord Zetland is the eldest son of Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland, and Penelope Pike. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ's College, Cambridge, and then joined the Grenadier Guards. He succeeded to the marquessate and other titles upon the death of his father in 1989.

He is the elder brother of rock musician Lord David Dundas.

Later life

Lord Zetland was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of the County of North Yorkshire on 6 May 1994.[1] On 28 December 2012 he was moved to the retired list upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Lord Zetland appeared as a contestant on the 4 August 1959 episode of To Tell the Truth. He currently resides at Aske Hall.[2]

Marriage and children

Lord Zetland married Susan Chamberlin on 4 April 1964. They have four children:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deputy Lieutenant Commissions LIEUTENANCY OF THE COUNTY OF YORKSHIRE . The London Gazette . 9 December 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Zetland Estates > Aske Hall > Some History . Aske.co.uk . 2010-08-06 . 2011-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110618043420/http://www.aske.co.uk/AskeHall/SomeHistory/tabid/121/language/en-US/Default.aspx . dead .
  3. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.