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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli,, better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet, and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral and prime minister Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. Between 1837 and 1869 he was known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science.
Acton is a community located in the town of Halton Hills, in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. At the northern end of the Region, it is on the outer edge of the Greater Toronto Area and is one of two of the primary population centres of the Town; the other is Georgetown. From 1842 until 1986, the town was a major centre for the tanning and leather goods industry. In the early years, it was often referred to as "Leathertown".
Baron Acton, of Aldenham in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 December 1869 for Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet, a prominent historian and Liberal Member of Parliament.
Ayrton is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Ealing Central and Acton is a constituency created in 2010 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Rupa Huq, who was elected as a Labour MP but was suspended from the party in September 2022 following alleged racist comments.
Events from the year 1873 in the United Kingdom.
The 1939 East Norfolk by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 26 January 1939 for the British House of Commons constituency of East Norfolk.
Acton Smee Ayrton was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician. Considered a radical and champion of the working classes, he served as First Commissioner of Works under William Ewart Gladstone between 1869 and 1873. He is best remembered for the "Ayrton controversy" over scientific facilities at Kew Gardens.
David Henderson, was a Canadian merchant, banker and politician.
Dr. Edmund Ayrton was an English organist who was Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal.
Frederick Randle Ayrton was a British actor of stage and screen, and was also a producer and director.
William Acton Blakeway Adams, known as Acton Adams, was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Nelson, New Zealand.
Henry Whitmore was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1870.
William Ayrton FRS FSA was an English opera manager and music critic.
Moses Ayrton was a New Zealand Methodist minister and socialist.
William Haig Brown (1823–1907) was an English cleric and reforming headmaster of Charterhouse School.
Sir John Kelk, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician, builder and public works contractor.
References
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1977). British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (1 ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 19.
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