Person:John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton (1)

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John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
b.10 Jan 1834
d.19 Jun 1902
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m. 9 Jul 1832
  1. John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton1834 - 1902
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  1. Mary Dalberg-Acton
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Name John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 10 Jan 1834
Marriage to Unknown
Death[1] 19 Jun 1902
Reference Number? Q311778?


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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet,[1] and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral and prime minister Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. Between 1837 and 1869 he was known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet.

He is best remembered for the remark, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men…", which he made in a letter to an Anglican bishop.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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