Background
The son of Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father.
The son of Sir Whitmore Acton, 4th Baronet, he succeeded to the baronetcy upon the death of his father.
He held the office of High Sheriff of Shropshire from 1751 to 1752. He is buried at Acton, Shropshire. Elizabeth Acton (1745-1802), married Philip Langdale, of Houghton, Yorkshire.
Number issue.
Frances Acton (1749–1762).