Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Ducie GCVO PC JP FRS |
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| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | |
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In office 28 June 1859 – 26 June 1866 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister |
The Viscount Palmerston The Earl Russell |
| Preceded by | The Lord de Ros |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Cadogan |
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| Born | 25 June 1827 |
| Died | 28 October 1921 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Langston (d. 1895) |
Henry John Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Earl of Ducie GCVO PC JP FRS (25 June 1827 – 28 October 1921), styled Lord Moreton between 1840 and 1853, was a British courtier and Liberal Party politician. He notably served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1859 to 1866. A member of the House of Lords for 68 years, he was Father of the House of Lords between 1913 and his death in 1921.
Moreton was the eldest son of Henry Reynolds-Moreton, 2nd Earl of Ducie and his wife, Elizabeth Dutton, daughter of John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne. He was educated at Eton.
In 1852, Moreton entered Parliament as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stroud. The following year he succeeded his father in the earldom and entered the House of Lords. In 1859 he was admitted to the Privy Council and appointed Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under Lord Palmerston, a post he held until the government fell in 1866, the last year under the premiership of Lord Russell. In 1913 he became Father of the House of Lords as the longest-serving member of that body.
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