William Acton (Wicklow MP)
Lieutenant Colonel William Acton (1789 – 10 April 1854)[1] was an Irish Conservative Party politician.
Sir Ralph Howard | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Wicklow | |
| In office 1841–1848 | |
| Preceded by | James Grattan Ralph Howard |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Milton Ralph Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1789 |
| Died | 1854 (aged 64–65) |
Acton was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.[2] He was elected at the 1841 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wicklow,[3] having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1832 and 1837.[3] He was re-elected unopposed in 1847, but resigned the following year[3] by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.[4]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p5: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922. A New History of Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. p. 323. ISBN 0901714127. ISSN 0332-0286.
- "No. 20852". The London Gazette. 2 May 1848. p. 1705.
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