Sir Edward Acton, 1st Baronet (20 July 1600 – c. June 1659) was the son of Walter Acton, MP and Sheriff of Shropshire.[1] 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 married Sarah Mytton, sister of the parliamentarian general Thomas Mytton, and they had the following children:
Parliament of England | ||
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Preceded by ? |
Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth 1640–1644 with Thomas Whitmore |
Vacant
Title next held by
Robert Clive |
Baronetage of England | ||
Preceded by New Creation |
Baronet of Aldenham 1644–1659 |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Acton |