Guglielmo Acton

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Italian naval admiral, politician

From

Italy

was

Politician Navy officer

Work field

Military Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

25 March 1825 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Castellammare di Stabia

Death

29 November 1896 (aged 71 years) People who died on this day

Place of death

Naples

Age

71 years

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Biography

Guglielmo Acton (25 March 1825, Castellammare di Stabia - 29 November 1896, Naples) was an Italian naval officer, admiral and politician in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and then Minister for the Navy in the unified Kingdom of Italy (1870-1871).
Serving in the Real Marina and Regia Marina, he was descended from a noble family which had originated in England before moving to Tuscany then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
His grandfather was General Joseph Edward Acton (1737-1830), brother of Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, commander of the naval forces of Grand Duchy of Tuscany and prime minister of Naples. His elder brother was Ferdinando Acton and his nephew was Alfredo Acton, also Minister for the Navy. His sister Laura remarried in 1864 with Marco Minghetti, then prime minister of Italy.

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