Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron, 1834–1902, English historian.
a former municipal borough in SE England, now part of the London borough of Ealing: center of Puritanism at the time of Cromwell.
a city in NE Massachusetts.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron. 1834–1902, English historian: a proponent of Christian liberal ethics and adviser of Gladstone
his grandfather, Sir John Francis Edward. 1736–1811, European naval commander and statesman: admiral of Tuscany (1774–79) and Naples (1779 onwards) and chief minister of Naples (1779–1806)
a jacket or jerkin, originally of quilted cotton, worn under a coat of mail
a leather jacket padded with mail
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French aketoun, Old French a ( u ) queton < Old Spanish algodon < Spanish Arabic < Arabic al-quṭun the cotton
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Mr. Gould is alumni and student programs manager at the Acton Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Father Sirico is president emeritus and a co-founder of the Acton Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Keenan Acton, 26, spent more than four weeks in an induced coma after collapsing at a Hyrox fitness competition in October 2024.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Its history is linked to WhatsApp: the site was founded by cryptographer and entrepreneur Moxie Marlinspike, with an initial $50 million from WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Acton”—this, apparently, Harold Acton, who was also in Paris then and a friend to both Orwell and Julian—“disagrees. But I think he is not a man to be trusted.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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