Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland
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Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, JP, DL (11 June 1876 – 6 February 1961), styled Lord Dundas until 1892 and Earl of Ronaldshay between 1892 and 1929, was a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician. An expert on India, he served as Secretary of State for India in the late 1930s.
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The Marquess of Zetland | |
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Secretary of State for India and Burma | |
In office 28 May 1937 – 13 May 1940 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Prime Minister | Neville Chamberlain |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | Leo Amery |
Secretary of State for India | |
In office 7 June 1935 – 28 May 1937 | |
Monarchs | George V Edward VIII George VI |
Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Preceded by | Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt |
Succeeded by | Office renamed Secretary of State for India and Burma |
Governor of Bengal | |
In office 26 March 1917 – 28 March 1922 | |
Governor General | The Viscount Chelmsford |
Preceded by | The Lord Carmichael |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Lytton |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 12 March 1929 – 6 February 1961 Hereditary Peerage | |
Preceded by | The 1st Marquess of Zetland |
Succeeded by | The 3rd Marquess of Zetland |
Member of Parliament for Hornsey | |
In office 5 June 1907 – 6 December 1916 | |
Preceded by | Charles Balfour |
Succeeded by | Kennedy Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | (1876-06-11)11 June 1876 London, England, United Kingdom |
Died | 6 February 1961(1961-02-06) (aged 84) Richmond, England, United Kingdom |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Cicely Archdale (1886–1973) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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