Sir Edward Acton, 3rd Baronet

Sir Edward Acton, 3rd Baronet (c. 1650 – 28 September 1716) was a British MP.

He was born the son of Sir Walter Acton, 2nd Baronet and succeeded to the baronetcy and Aldenham Park near Bridgnorth on the death of his father in 1665.

[1] He was educated at Queen's College, Oxford, where he was awarded MA on 4 May 1666[2] and entered the Inner Temple in 1670 to study law.

[4] He held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire for 1684–85 and was appointed Recorder of Bridgnorth in 1701.

[5] He retained his seat in the six succeeding Parliaments, generally voting with the Tories.