Acton Baronets
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There have been two Acton Baronetcies both in the Baronetage of England.
[edit] Acton of London
- Created in the Baronetage of England 30 May 1629.
- Sir Henry Acton, 1st Baronet died 22 Jan 1651
- baronetcy extinct on his death
[edit] Acton of Aldenham, Salop
- Created in the Baronetage of England 17 January 1644.
- Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet MP for Bridgnorth 1640 and 1640-1644 (20 July 1600 – 29 June 1659)
- Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet MP for Bridgnorth 1660 (c.1620 – c.1655)
- Sir Edward Acton, 3rd Baronet MP for Bridgnorth 1689-1705 (c.1650 – 28 September 1716)
- Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet MP for Bridgnorth 1710-1713 (1 April 1678 – 9 January 1732)
- Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet (1 January 1712 – 20 November 1791)
- Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet (3 June 1736 – 12 August 1811)
- Sir Ferdinand Richard Edward Acton, 7th Baronet. (24 July 1801 – 1 January 1837)
- Sir John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet. He was subsequently created Baron Acton in 1869 with which title the baronetcy remains merged.
- baronetcy extant
[edit] Source
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Baronetage Page.
