The Lord Acton | |
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Member of Parliament for Bridgnorth | |
In office 25 July 1865 – 1866 Serving with John Pritchard | |
Preceded by | Henry Whitmore |
Succeeded by | Henry Whitmore |
Member of Parliament for Carlow | |
In office 19 May 1859 – 25 July 1865 | |
Preceded by | John Alexander |
Succeeded by | Thomas Stock |
Personal details | |
Born | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton 10 January 1834 Naples, Two Sicilies |
Died | 19 June 1902 Tegernsee, Bavaria German Empire | (aged 68)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Countess Marie von Arco auf Valley
(m. 1865) |
Children | 6 |
Parent | |
Relatives | Alex Callinicos (grandson) |
Education | Oscott College |
Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
Occupation | Historian; politician |
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, KCVO, DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He is best remembered for the remark he wrote in a letter to an Anglican bishop in 1887: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."[1]