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Cover Acton, Sir John Francis Edward, sixth baronet (1736–1811)

Acton, Sir John Francis Edward, sixth baronet (1736–1811)  

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
Sir John Francis Edward Acton, sixth baronet (1736–1811) by Peter Eduard Ströhling, c. 1793 © National Portrait Gallery, London

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Acton, Sir John Francis Edward, sixth baronet (1736–1811), naval officer and administrator in the Neapolitan service  

Stuart Reid

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Acton, Sir John Francis Edward, sixth baronet (1736–1811), naval officer and administrator in the Neapolitan service, descended from the Actons of Aldenham Hall, Shropshire, was born in Besançon, Franche Comté, France, in 1736 (baptized 3 June). His father, Dr Edward Acton (1709–1775), had settled there and married a local girl, ...