John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
Politician
1834 – 1902
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Who was John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton?
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO, DL, known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Bt from 1837 to 1869 and usually referred to simply as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He is famous for his remark, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."
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- Born
- Jan 10, 1834
Naples - Also known as
- John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- England
- United Kingdom
- Education
- St. Mary's College, Oscott
- Employment
- Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge
(1895 - )
- Regius Professor of Modern History, University of Cambridge
- Died
- Jun 19, 1902
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on July 23, 2013
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