Whitmore Acton

Whitmore Acton

Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet (c. 1677 - 17 January 1731/32) was the son of Sir Edward Acton, 3rd Baronet, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father.

He married Lady Elizabeth Gibbon, and they had the following children:
*Sir Richard Acton, 5th Bt. (1711/12-1791)
*Elizabeth Acton (b. bef. 1730)
*Mary Acton (b. bef. 1732)

He held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire from 1727 to 1728.

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