Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet
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Sir William Acton, 1st Baronet was an English merchant and Royalist who was Lord Mayor of London in 1640. Acton was the son of Richard Acton, a London merchant, and Margaret Dannell. He was apprenticed by the Merchant Taylor Company in 1593 and freed in 1601. On 12 February 1628, he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Aldersgate ward. That same year, he was Sheriff of London. He was created a baronet on 30 May 1629. In 1640, Acton was due to be elected Lord Mayor of London but in a
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English merchant and Royalist
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