Berkeley Basil Moreton
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Berkeley Moreton 4th Earl of Ducie |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Burnett |
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In office 30 August 1870 – 24 October 1871 Serving with Charles Haly |
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| Preceded by | Ratcliffe Pring |
| Succeeded by | Walter Scott |
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In office 1 October 1883 – 15 May 1888 |
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| Preceded by | William Baynes |
| Succeeded by | George Jones |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maryborough |
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In office 7 November 1873 – 16 March 1875 |
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| Preceded by | William Walsh |
| Succeeded by | John Douglas |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 25 May 1888 – 25 June 1891 |
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In office 15 July 1901 – 23 March 1922 |
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Berkeley Basil Moreton 18 July 1834 Woodchester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | 7 August 1924 (aged 90) Tortworth, Gloucestershire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Eleanor Kent (m.1862 d.1921) |
| Relations | Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie (father), Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie (brother) |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford and Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester |
| Occupation | Grazier, Chairman of Queensland Deposit Bank and Building Society |
Berkeley Basil Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie (18 July 1834 – 7 August 1924), was a British peer and a politician and pastoralist in Australia. He was a Member of both the Queensland Legislative Assembly and the Queensland Legislative Council.
Berkeley Basil Moreton was born on 18 July 1834 at Woodchester, Gloucestershire, England, the son of Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Lord Sherborne. He was educated at Rugby School and attended university at Magdalen College at Oxford.
Berkeley Moreton arrived in Australia on 27 November 1855.
On 30 August 1870, he became a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly when he was elected to the seat of Burnett; that term finished on 24 October 1871.
On 7 November 1873, he again became a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly when he was elected to the seat of Maryborough; that term finished on 16 March 1875.
In March 1880, he was the founding chairman of the Rawbelle Divisional Board, a local government area surrounding the town of Gayndah.
On 1 October 1883, he became a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the third time when he was elected (again) to the seat of Burnett, which he held until 12 May 1888. During this period, he briefly held the role of Queensland Postmaster-General from 17 March 1885 to 22 April 1885. This was followed by three years as the Secretary for Public Instruction from 17 April 1885 to 13 June 1888, which was partly concurrent by his two-year stint as Colonial Secretary from 1 April 1886 to 13 June 1888.
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