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Acton, Thomas (1415-80) of Longnor and Aldenham. Elder son of William Acton of Longnor (d. before 1443) and his wife, born 1415. A lawyer at the Temple and member of the Vintners company in London; JP for Shropshire; MP for Bletchingley (Surrey), 1449, Arundel (Sussex) 1450-51 and Shropshire, 1459; a supporter of the Yorkist faction who served on the commission of array in 1459 and accompanied King Edward IV on his campaign to beseige Lancastrian castles in the north of England in 1462. He married 1st, 1449, Mary Horde, and 2nd, Joan, daughter and heiress of Thomas Downton, and had issue: (1.1) Thomas Acton of Longnor (1453-1514), m. Joan (surname unknown), who married secondly his first cousin, Edmond Acton (d. 1534); (1.2) John Acton (c.1455-1508) (q.v.); (1.3) Richard Acton (b. after 1455), m. Jo (surname unknown) and had issue 1 daughter; (1.4) Katherine Acton, m. John Butler. He inherited an estate at Longnor (Shropshire) from his father before 1443 and purchased the Aldenham (Shropshire) estate in 1465. He died 8 February 1480, aged about 65. His widow married secondly William Wood of Waverley (Worcs) and died in 1539. SOURCE: Landed Families of Britain/landedfamilies.blogspot.co.uk
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