Joseph Acton (MP)

Joseph Acton
Joseph Acton
Member of Parliament ; for Wigan
	In office; 3 October 1854 – 28 March 1857 Serving with James Alexander Lindsay
Preceded by	James Alexander Lindsay ; Ralph Anthony Thicknesse
Succeeded by	Francis Powell; Henry Woods
Personal details
Born	1803
Died	8 December 1862 (aged 59)
Nationality	British
Political party	Whig

Joseph Acton (1803 – 8 December 1862)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2]

Acton was first elected Whig MP for Wigan at a by-election in 1854–caused by the death of Ralph Anthony Thicknesse–and held the seat until 1857 when he did not seek re-election.[3]

References

Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"Wigan Election". Coventry Standard. 6 October 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Mr Joseph Acton

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[leighrayment-1] Rayment, Leigh (13 June 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "W"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Wigan Election". Coventry Standard. 6 October 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[craig1832-3] Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 331–332. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.