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Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet (c. 1677 - 17 January 1731/32) was a British Member of Parliament. ^[1]

He was the eldest son of Sir Edward Acton, 3rd Baronet and educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and the Middle Temple. He succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father in 1716.

He lived at Aldenham Hall, near Bridgnorth and held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1727–28.

Family

He married Lady Elizabeth Gibbon, daughter of Matthew Gibbon of Putney, Surrey and had the following children:

Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet (1 January 1712 – 20 November 1791)
Elizabeth Acton (b. bef 1730)
Jane Acton (b. bef 1732)
Mary Acton (b. bef 1732)^[2]

References

^ "ACTON, Whitmore (1678-1732), of Aldenham Hall, nr. Bridgnorth, Salop". History of Parliement Online. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ http://thepeerage.com/p166.htm#i1656

Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
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Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Sir Humphrey Briggs William Whitmore	Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth 1710–1713 With: Richard Cresswell	Succeeded by William Whitmore John Weaver
Baronetage of England
Preceded by Sir Edward Acton	Baronet (of Aldenham) 1716–1731/32	Succeeded by Sir Richard Acton

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[1] "ACTON, Whitmore (1678-1732), of Aldenham Hall, nr. Bridgnorth, Salop". History of Parliement Online. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

[2] ttp://thepeerage.com/p166.htm#i1656

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-'''Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet''' (c. 1677 - 17 January 1731/32) was the son of [[Sir Edward Acton, 3rd Baronet]]. He succeeded to the [[baronet]]cy upon the death of his father.
+'''Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet''' (c. 1677 - 17 January 1731/32) was a British [[Member of Parliament]]. <ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/acton-whitmore-1678-1732|title= ACTON, Whitmore (1678-1732), of Aldenham Hall, nr. Bridgnorth, Salop.|publisher= History of Parliement Online|accessdate= 13 July 2016}} </ref>
+He was the eldest son of [[Sir Edward Acton, 3rd Baronet]] and educated at [[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]] and the [[Middle Temple]]. He succeeded to the [[baronet]]cy upon the death of his father in 1716.
-He held the office of [[High Sheriff of Shropshire]] from 1727 to 1728.
+He lived at Aldenham Hall, near Bridgnorth and held the office of [[High Sheriff of Shropshire]] for 1727–28.
 ==Family==
-He married Lady Elizabeth Gibbon, and they had the following children:
+He married Lady Elizabeth Gibbon, daughter of Matthew Gibbon of Putney, Surrey and had the following children:
 *[[Sir Richard Acton, 5th Baronet]] (1 January 1712 – 20 November 1791)
 *Elizabeth Acton (b. bef 1730)
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