William Acton (MP)
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William Acton was an English politician, elected MP for Suffolk
in 1722 and 1729.
William Acton was born at Bramford
, Suffolk
, the son of John Acton. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge
. He was elected MP for Orford
in 1722 and 1729, and was High Sheriff of Suffolk
in 1739.
He died without heirs in 1744, and left £100 towards building the chapel of Clare College. He is buried in St Peters church, Baylham, Suffolk.
Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...
in 1722 and 1729.
William Acton was born at Bramford
Bramford
Bramford is a medium-sized village, three miles west of Ipswich, Suffolk, in the Mid Suffolk administrative district. Recorded in the Domesday Book as "Brunfort" or "Branfort". The River Gipping , runs at the bottom of the village and was a busy navigable waterway during the 19th century...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, the son of John Acton. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
. He was elected MP for Orford
Orford (UK Parliament constituency)
Orford was a constituency of the House of Commons. Consisting of the town of Orford in Suffolk, it elected two Members of Parliament by the bloc vote version of the first past the post system of election until it was disenfranchised in 1832.-History:...
in 1722 and 1729, and was High Sheriff of Suffolk
High Sheriff of Suffolk
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Suffolk. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown and is appointed annually by the Crown. He was originally the principal law enforcement officer in the county and presided at the Assizes and other important county meetings...
in 1739.
He died without heirs in 1744, and left £100 towards building the chapel of Clare College. He is buried in St Peters church, Baylham, Suffolk.