Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland

Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland (10 April 1766 – 19 February 1839) was a British politician and peer who sat in the House of Commons from 1790 to 1820 when he was raised to the peerage of the United Kingdom.

The regiment was embodied for full-time service on the outbreak of the French Revolutionary War, and Dundas was promoted to Major in 1795.

In the frequent absences of the Colonel, Earl Fauconberg, and his father on parliamentary business, Dundas was often left in command of the regiment on its coast defence duties.

[3][4] After an initial burst of enthusiasm, the volunteers declined and were replaced in 1808 by units of Local Militia raised under compulsory service.

576A & B (Castle Bruce)", he owned 351 slaves in Grenada and Dominica and received a £8,135 payment at the time (worth £975,176 in 2025[7]).