[1] William Acton was an English politician who was MP for an unknown constituency and a mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The History of Parliament Online described his career as having been similar to that of his father, William Acton Sr., also an MP from Newcastle.
[1] Laurence Acton (died 1386 or 1387) was a Member of Parliament during the 1370s and a six-time bailiff of Newcastle upon Tyne.
[1] Laurence Acton (died 1410) was an MP for Newcastle upon Tyne in 1386, 1391, September 1397, and 1399.
He was also bailiff (1385 to 1393), justice of the peace (26 December 1390), and mayor (1393–1396) of the aforementioned town.