Earl of Ducie is a title in the

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. It was created in 1837 for Thomas Reynolds Moreton, 4th Baron Ducie. The family descends from Edward Moreton (17th century), who married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Ducie. Their son Matthew Ducie Moreton represented

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in the

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. In 1720 he was raised to the

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as Baron Ducie de Moreton, in the

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. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baron. He was also a

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and served as

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. In 1763 he was created Baron Ducie, of

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in the

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, with remainder to the sons of his sister Elizabeth Reynolds. This title was also in the Peerage of Great Britain. On his death in 1770 the barony of 1720 became extinct. He was succeeded in the barony of 1763 according to the special remainder by his nephew, the second Baron. He assumed the surname of Moreton by Act of Parliament in 1771. He died childless and was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baron. He had earlier represented Lancaster in Parliament. Lord Ducie assumed the surname of Moreton by Act of Parliament in 1786. Remote

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in the South Pacific is named after him. He was succeeded by his son, the fourth Baron. In 1837 he was created Baron Moreton, of Tortworth in the County of Gloucester, and Earl of Ducie. These titles are in the

. His son, the second Earl, represented Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire East in the House of Commons. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the third Earl. He was a

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politician and served as

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from 1859 to 1866 under

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and Lord Russell. His only son

Henry Reynolds-Moreton, Lord Moreton Henry Haughton Reynolds-Moreton, Lord Moreton DL (4 March 1857 – 28 February 1920), was a British Liberal Party politician. Moreton was the son of Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie, and his wife Julia (née Langston). He entered Parl ...

, sat as Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire West. However, he predeceased his father and on Lord Ducie's death the titles passed to his younger brother, the fourth Earl. He was a sheep and cattle farmer in

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, and also held several political offices in the state government. His son, the fifth Earl, was a dairy and fruit farmer in Australia. He was succeeded by his nephew, the sixth Earl. He was the son of Algernon Howard Moreton, second son of the fourth Earl. the titles are held by his eldest son, the seventh Earl, who succeeded in 1991.

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(who assumed the surname of Macdonald in lieu of Moreton), younger son of the first Earl, was a politician and writer. The family seat now is Talbots End Farm, near

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. The ancestral seat of the Moreton family was

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, Gloucestershire. Another family seat was Spring Park, Gloucestershire, which was demolished and replaced with the incomplete

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Barons Ducie de Moreton, First creation (1720)

* Matthew Ducie Moreton, 1st Baron Ducie (1663–1735) *

Matthew Ducie Moreton, 2nd Baron Ducie Matthew Ducie Moreton, 2nd Baron Ducie (died 1770) of Tortworth, Gloucestershire, was a British Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1721 and 1735 winning by-elections at four separate constituencies but never winning at a genera ...

(1695–1770) (created Baron Ducie in 1763; barony of 1720 extinct on his death)

Barons Ducie, Second creation (1763)

* Matthew Ducie Moreton, 1st Baron Ducie (1695–1770) *Thomas Reynolds Moreton, 2nd Baron Ducie (1733–1785) * Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie (1739–1808) (Captain in the Royal Navy) * Thomas Reynolds Moreton, 4th Baron Ducie (1776–1840) (created Earl of Ducie in 1837)

Earls of Ducie (1837)

Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie (31 August 1776 – 22 June 1840) was the first Earl of Ducie. He was the son of Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie, and his wife, the former Mary Provis. and was educated at Eton College and Exe ...

(1776–1840)UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current *

Henry George Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie Henry George Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie (8 May 1802 – 2 June 1853), styled the Hon. Henry Reynolds-Moreton from 1808 to 1837 and the Lord Moreton from 1837 to 1840, was a British Whig politician, agriculturalist and cattle bre ...

(1802–1853) * Henry John Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie (1827–1921) ** Henry Haughton Reynolds-Moreton, Lord Moreton (1857–1920) * Berkeley Basil Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie (1834–1924) *

Capel Henry Berkeley Reynolds Moreton, 5th Earl of Ducie Capel may refer to: People *Capell, surname, includes a list of people with the surnames Capel and Capell * Capel (given name), includes a list of people with the given name Capel Places England *Capel, Kent, a village and civil parish near ...

(1875–1952) *

Basil Howard Moreton, 6th Earl of Ducie Basil (, ; ''Ocimum basilicum'' , also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the Family (biology), family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a Hardiness (plants), tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term " ...

(1917–1991) *

David Leslie Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie David Leslie Moreton, 7th Earl of Ducie (born 20 September 1951) is a British peer, landowner, and farmer. He was a member of the House of Lords from 1991 to 1999. He was previously known as Lord Moreton. The son of Basil Moreton, 6th Earl of Duci ...

(b. 1951) The

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is the present holder's son James Berkeley Moreton, Lord Moreton (b. 1981)

Arms

References

Attribution

* *Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, , *

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