Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1621 – 1665) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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in 1660.

Life

Acton was the son of

Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet (baptised 20 July 1600 – buried 29 June 1659) was an English MP for Bridgnorth and High Sheriff of Shropshire, who supported Royalist cause during the English Civil War. Biography He was born the son of Sir Walter ...

of Aldenham and his wife Sarah Mytton, who was the only daughter of Richard Mytton of

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and sister of the

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parliamentarian general

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. He succeeded to the

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and

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on the death of his father on 29 June 1659. Although his father was an active

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, he was elected

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for

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in the Convention Parliament of 1660 in disregard of the

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ordinance. He was J.P. for Shropshire from July 1660 and commissioner for assessment from September 1660. In October 1660, he was a lieutenant in the volunteers cavalry. He was

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in 1662 and commissioner for corporations from 1662 to 1663. He became Deputy Lieutenant in 1662.History of Parliament Online - Acton, Sir Walter, 2nd Bt.
/ref> Acton was buried at

Morville, Shropshire Morville is a village and civil parish about 3 miles west of Bridgnorth, in the Shropshire district, in the county of Shropshire, England. In 2011, the parish had a population of 392. The parish touches Acton Round, Astley Abbotts, Aston Eyre, ...

on 3 September 1665. He probably died of plague, which was at its peak in London in September 1665.

Family

Acton married Catherine Cresset, daughter of Richard Cresset of Cound, before 1650 and they had the following children: *

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(1649–1716) *Walter Acton (1651 – 11 March 1718), great grandfather of

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*Richard Acton (1653 – 14 March 1705) *Thomas Acton (1654–1684) *William Acton (b. 1654) *Robert Acton (1655 - Bef 1695) *Francis Acton (1657 – 24 August 1733), Director of the

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(Aug 1712 – Feb 1715) *Catherine Acton *Elizabeth Acton *Sarah Acton

References

1621 births 1665 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1660

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