Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland


Lawrence Aldred Mervyn Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland was a lawn tennis player of some note in the 1940s, known before 1961 as the Earl of Ronaldshay.
Dundas performed at the All England Championships, Wimbledon and in addition was chairman of Catterick Bridge Racecourse and Redcar Racecourse for many years. He lived at Aske Hall, near Richmond. He had been chosen as the Conservative candidate for the seat of Bath had an election been held in 1939/1940.
On 2 December 1936, he married Katherine Mary Penelope Pike, daughter of Col. Ebenezer John Lecky Pike, CBE, MC, and his wife, the artist Olive Constance Snell; they had four children:
Like his father and grandfather before him, Dundas was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. His niece, Carolyne Christie, was married to Rock Scully, manager of The Grateful Dead, and later, in 1976, to Roger Waters of Pink Floyd. His nephew, Carolyne's younger brother Willie Christie, is a photographer and film director.