Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet
Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet (baptised 20 July 1600 – buried 29 June 1659) was the son of Walter Acton, MP and Sheriff of Shropshire.[1][dead link] He was created 1st Baronet Acton, of Aldenham, Aldenham Hall, in Morville, Shropshire England on 17 January 1643/44.
Sir Edward was a Royalist during the English Civil War and fought at the Battle of Edgehill and the Siege of Bridgnorth.
Sir Edward was MP for Bridgnorth during the Long and Short Parliaments and also sat in King Charles I's Parliament at Oxford.[2] He was also decapitated because he was so strong about his religion
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Family
He married Sarah Mytton, sister of the parliamentarian general Thomas Mytton, and they had the following children:
- Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet (1621–1665)
- Edward Acton (1622–1654)
- Thomas Acton (1623–1677)
- Frances Acton (1625–1626)
- Robert Acton (1628–1654)
- William Acton (1629–1659), father of Captain Edward Acton (Royal Navy officer)
- Richard Acton (1633–1674)[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/ActonB1643.htm
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Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth 1640–1644 with Thomas Whitmore |
Vacant
Title next held by
Robert Clive |
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Baronet of Aldenham 1644–1659 |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Acton |
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References
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets [self-published source][better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
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