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General First nameLord
LastnameRonaldshay
GenderMale
CountryGreat Britain
Date of birth1908-11-12
Place of birth, Scotland
Date of death1989-10-05
Place of death, Scotland


About

Lord Ronaldshay or in full style Earl of Ronaldshay was the courtesy title under which Lawrence Alfred Mervyn Dundas was known from 1929 to 1961.He was the son and heir of the 2nd Marquess of Zetland,a wealthy landowner (with vast property in Yorkshire and Scotland,especially Orkney and Shetland) and politician( governor of Bengal 1917-1922 and Secretary of State for India 1937-1940).After the death of his father in 1961 he succeeded as 3rd Marquess of Zetland and Earl of Ronaldshay (created 1892),5th Earl of Zetland ( cr.1838),6th Baron Dundas of Aske ( cr.1794) and 7th Baronet (cr.1762).He also took his seat in the House of Lords and inherited his vast property.

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Archive statistics Career1936 - 1960
Tournament wins1
Matches70
Match wins20


Tournament wins 1951 - Berkshire Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments International Club Matches - FRA - 1960 London Hard Courts - 1960 British Covered Court Championships - 1958 Queens Club Tournament - 1957 Palace Hotel - 1957 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1957 Queens Club Tournament - 1956 British Covered Court Championships - 1956 International Club Matches - GBR - 1956 Paddington - 1956 Roehampton Grass Courts - 1956 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1956 London Hard Courts - 1956 Queens Club Tournament - 1955 British Hard Court Championships - 1955 Paddington - 1955 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1954 Roehampton Grass Courts - 1953 Palace Hotel - 1953 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1953 British Hard Court Championships - 1952 British Covered Court Championships - 1952 London Hard Courts - 1952 Roehampton Autumn Meeting - 1952 Wimbledon - 1951 British Covered Court Championships - 1951 Berkshire Championships - 1951 Wimbledon - 1950 British Hard Court Championships - 1950 Surrey Championships - 1950 British Covered Court Championships - 1950 Henley Hard courts Autumn Meeting - 1950 Wimbledon - 1949 British Hard Court Championships - 1949 Harrogate Hard Courts - 1949 Henley Hard Courts Spring Meeting - 1949 Wimbledon - 1948 British Hard Court Championships - 1948 Paddington - 1948 Berkshire Championships - 1948 St. George's Hill - 1947 Berkshire Championships - 1947 Harrogate Hard Courts - 1947 Henley Hard Courts Spring Meeting - 1947 Queens Club Tournament - 1946 Paddington - 1946 St. George's Hill - 1946 London Hard Courts - 1946 Berkshire Championships - 1946 Alverstoke - 1937 Alverstoke - 1936