Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton

The Lord Acton
Portrait by Peter Thompson, 2008
Member of the House of Lords
Hereditary peerage
23 January 1989 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 3rd Baron Acton
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Life peerage
17 April 2000 – 10 October 2010
Personal details
Born(1941-07-30)30 July 1941
Died10 October 2010(2010-10-10) (aged 69)
PartyLabour
Spouses
Hilary Cookson
(m. 1965; died 1973)
(m. 1974; div. 1984)
Patricia Nassif
(m. 1988)
ChildrenJohn
Parent
RelativesRichard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton (grandfather) Lord Acton(great-grandfather)
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
OccupationBarrister
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Richard Gerald Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton, Baron Acton of Bridgnorth (30 July 1941 – 10 October 2010) was a British Labour Party politician and peer.