John Acton
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John Acton is the name of:
- John Acton (MP) for Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)Droitwich (UK Parliament constituency)Droitwich was the name of a constituency of the House of Commons of England in 1295, and again from 1554, then of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918...
in 1597 - Sir John Acton, 6th BaronetSir John Acton, 6th BaronetSir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet was commander of the naval forces of Grand Duchy of Tuscany and prime minister of Naples under Ferdinand IV....
(1736–1811), prime minister of Naples - John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron ActonJohn Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron ActonJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO, DL , known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Bt from 1837 to 1869 and usually referred to simply as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer...
(1834–1902), English historian - John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron ActonJohn Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron ActonJohn Emerich Henry Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton, CMG, MBE, TD, DL was a British Peer. The son of Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, he succeeded to the barony upon the death of his father....
(1907–1989), British peer - John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron ActonJohn Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron ActonJohn Charles Harold Ferdinand Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton .Born in Oxford, he was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford . He married Lucinda Percival in 1998. He is today an author and farmer living in Gloucestershire, England...
(born 1966) - John Acton (canon lawyer)John Acton (canon lawyer)John Acton was an English canon lawyer, known for his commentary on the writer on the ecclesiastical Constitutions of two papal legates of the thirteenth century. Sent to Henry III of England, they were Cardinal Otto, i.e. Oddone di Monferrato, and Cardinal Ottobone, i.e. Ottobuono de' Fieschi...
(died 1350), English canon lawyer, known for his commentary on the writer on the ecclesiastical Constitutions of two papal legates of the thirteenth century