Joseph Acton (1803 – 8 December 1862)
was a
British
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Whig politician.
Acton was first elected Whig MP for
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
at a
by-election in 1854–caused by the death of
Ralph Anthony Thicknesse–and held the seat until 1857 when he did not seek re-election.
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Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
UK MPs 1852–1857
1803 births
1862 deaths
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Wigan
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