Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet
- Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet
Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet (1 January 1712 - 20 November 1791) was a British baronet. The son of Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Bt., he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father.
He married Lady Anne Grey, Daughter of Henry Grey, 3rd Earl of Stamford on 21st September 1744, and they had the following child:
*Elizabeth Acton
He held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire from 1751 to 1752.
As he had no male issue, the title went to his distant cousin, Sir John Acton.
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