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.

Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie

He was the son of Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie, and his wife, the former Mary Provis.[1] and was educated at Eton College and Exeter College, Oxford.[2] He succeeded to the title of 4th Baron Ducie of Tortworth on 19 August 1808.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1814. [3] He was created 1st Earl of Ducie on 28 January 1837.

He married Lady Frances Herbert, daughter of Henry Herbert, 1st Earl of Carnarvon, and Lady Elizabeth Alicia Maria Wyndham on 6 December 1797. Their son Henry succeeded to the earldom.

Arms
Coat of arms of Thomas Reynolds-Moreton, 1st Earl of Ducie
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
A Moorcock's Head Or combed and wattled Gules between two Wings displayed Azure
Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Argent a Chevron Gules between three Square Buckles Sable (Moreton); 2nd and 3rd, Or two Lions passant guardant Gules (Ducie)
Supporters
On either side a Unicorn Argent armed unguled maned and tufted Or, each gorged with a Ducal Coronet per pale Gold and Gules
Motto
Perseverando (By persevering)

References
  1. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume IV, page 475
  2. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 1, page 1185
  3. "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Earl of Ducie
1837–1840		 Succeeded by
Henry Reynolds-Moreton
Peerage of Great Britain
Preceded by
Francis Reynolds-Moreton		 Baron Ducie
1808–1840		 Succeeded by
Henry Reynolds-Moreton

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