Henry John Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie (25 June 1827 – 28 October 1921), styled Lord Moreton between 1840 and 1853, was a British courtier and

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politician. He notably served as

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from 1859 to 1866, and

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from 1888 to 1908.''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,'' 100th Edn, London, 1953.

Background and education

Moreton was born on 25 June 1827 at

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,Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. the eldest son of

Henry 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 ...

, and his wife, Elizabeth Dutton, daughter of

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. He was educated at

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Political career

In 1852, Moreton entered

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(MP) for

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. The following year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the

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. In 1859 he was admitted to the

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and appointed

under

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, a post he held until the government fell in 1866, the last year under the premiership of Lord Russell.

Other honours

Apart from his political career, Lord Ducie was

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between 1857 and 1911 and

in Cornwall and member of the Council of the

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between 1888 and 1908. In 1906 he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the

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. The earl was appointed Honorary Colonel of the

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on 16 June 1868 and held the position for 40 years. The battalion later became the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment.

Family

Lord Ducie married his first cousin, Julia Langston, daughter of James Langston, MP, on 24 May 1849. They had two children: * Henry Haughton Reynolds-Moreton, Lord Moreton (1857–1920), politician. *Lady Constance Emily Reynolds-Moreton (18 June 1850 – 27 February 1929), married

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. The Countess of Ducie died in February 1895 and Lord Ducie remained a widower until his death at

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in October 1921, aged 94. As his only son had predeceased him, Lord Ducie's titles passed to his younger brother,

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Tortworth Court

Between 1848 and 1853 he had

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built where he then lived. During his long life he spent much time acquiring unusual and exotic plants from around the world to plant in the grounds of Tortworth Court. Many of the plants remain and the grounds now comprises one of the great arboretums of England.

Literary efforts

In 1872, a short article by the third earl entitled ''Crocodile shooting'' was published in '' Land and Water''. It is available online through the

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Sport

The Earl was a minor cricketer. He played one match at county level for

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in 1862, making 5 runs, while playing at club level for

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.''Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998'', pages 21, 48. Knightley William Horlock, who sometimes wrote under the pen name, "Scurator", dedicated his boo
Letters on the Management of Hounds
a treatise on venery, to the Earl, who was his Patron.

Arms

References

External links

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