Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet
Sheriff of Shropshire
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| Intro | Sheriff of Shropshire | ||
| was | Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | ||
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| Birth | 20 July 1600 | ||
| Death | 29 June 1659 (aged 58 years) | ||
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Biography
Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet (baptised 20 July 1600 – buried 29 June 1659) was an English MP for Bridgnorth and High Sheriff of Shropshire.
He was born the son of Sir Walter Acton of Aldenham Park, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire and created 1st Baronet Acton 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.
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)
- Lundy, Darryl. "p. 165 § 1641". The Peerage.