Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet (baptised 20 July 1600 – buried 29 June 1659) was an English MP for

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and

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, who supported

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cause during the

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Aldenham Park, Morville (geograph 3435659)

Biography

He was born the son of Sir Walter Acton of

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and Frances Acton, near

, Shropshire. He was created 1st Baronet Acton of

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( Aldenham Hall, in Morville),

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on 17 January 1643 (1644?). Mosley, Charles, editor. "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage", 106th edition, 2 volumes. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. He married Sarah Mytton, daughter of Richard Mytton and Margaret Owen, in 1624. Sir Edward was a

during the

and fought at the

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and the Siege of Bridgnorth. Sir Edward was MP for

twice, first one from April 1640 to May 1640, the second one between November 1640 and 5 February 1644 during the

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and

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s and also sat in King Charles I's Parliament at Oxford.Cokayne, George Edward, editor. The Complete Baronetage. 5 volumes. no date (c. 1900). Reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983. He died June 1659 and was buried on 29 June 1659.

Family

He married Sarah Mytton, sister of the parliamentarian general

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, and they had the following children: *

Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1621 – 1665) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. Life Acton was the son of Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet of Aldenham and his wife Sarah Mytton, who was the only dau ...

(1621–1665) *Edward Acton (1622–1654) *Thomas Acton (1623–1677)Brooke, Alan. "Re: Brooke Family." E-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053). 6 August 2009. *Frances Acton (1625–1626) *Robert Acton (1628–1654) *William Acton (1629–1659), father of Captain Edward Acton (Royal Navy officer) *Richard Acton (1633–1674)

The heirs to the title

*Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet, MP for Bridgnorth 1640 and 1640-1644 (1600-1659) *Sir Walter Acton, 2d Baronet, MP for Bridgnorth 1660 (1620-1655) * Sir Edward Acton, 3d Baronet, MP for Bridgnorth 1689-1705 (1650-1716) *

Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet (c. 1677 – 17 January 1731/32) was a British Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir Edward Acton, 3rd Baronet and educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and the Middle Temple. He succeeded to the barone ...

, MP for Bridgnorth 1710-1713 (1678-1732) * Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet (1712-1791) *

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(1736*1811)"Roots Across England: A Family History", chapter 20

References

Sources

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