William Acton (Wicklow MP)
For other people named William Acton, see William Acton (disambiguation).
Lieutenant Colonel William Action (1789 – 10 April 1854)[1] was an Irish Conservative Party politician.
He was elected at the 1841 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wicklow,[2] having unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1832 and 1837.[2]
He was re-elected unopposed in 1847, but resigned the following year[2] by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.[3]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20852. p. 1705. 2 May 1848. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Acton
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by James Grattan Sir Ralph Howard, Bt |
Member of Parliament for Wicklow 1841–1848 With: Sir Ralph Howard, Bt to 1847 Viscount Milton from 1847 |
Succeeded by Viscount Milton Sir Ralph Howard, Bt |
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