John Acton is the name of:
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John Acton (MP) John Acton is the name of:
* John Acton (MP) for Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency) in 1597
*Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet (1736–1811), prime minister of Naples
*John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902), English historian
*John Lyon-Da ...
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Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)
Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom fro ...
in 1597
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Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet
Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet (3 June 1736 12 August 1811) was a French-born English gentleman who served as Commander of the naval forces of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and later as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Naples under F ...
(1736–1811), prime minister of Naples
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John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He is best remembered for the remark he wr ...
(1834–1902), English historian
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John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton
John Emerich Henry Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton (born Dalberg-Acton; 15 December 1907 – 23 January 1989), was a British peer and soldier.
Early life and education
Acton was born in Bordighera, Liguria, Italy, the eldest son and thi ...
(1907–1989), British peer
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John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton
John Charles Harold Ferdinand Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton (born 19 August 1966) is a British author and peer.
Early life and education
Born in Oxford, he was educated at Winchester College (1980–1983) and Balliol College, Oxford (1984†...
(born 1966), English writer and farmer
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John Acton (canon lawyer) (died 1350), English canon lawyer, known for his commentary on the writer on the ecclesiastical ''Constitutions'' of two papal legates of the thirteenth century
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John C. Acton, United States Coast Guard rear admiral
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