Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 4th Baron Acton

Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer 23 January 1988 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 3rd Baron Acton
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
as a life peer 17 April 2000 – 10 October 2010
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-30)30 July 1941 London, United Kingdom
Died	10 October 2010(2010-10-10) (aged 69) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Political party	Labour
Spouses	Hilary Cookson ​ ​ (m. 1965; died 1973)​ Judith Todd ​ ​ (m. 1974; div. 1984)​ Patricia Nassif ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	Lord Acton(great-grandfather)
Alma mater	Trinity College, Oxford
Occupation	Barrister

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.

Early life and education

The oldest son of

from the same institution).

Career

He served a term as director of

from 1981 until 1985.

He became the 4th Baron Acton, as well as 11th Baronet of Aldenham in 1989, upon his father's death. He lost his seat in the

Lord Acton sat on the

Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills

.

Personal life

From 1965 to 1973, Acton was married to Hilary Cookson, with whom he had a son,

Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia

. The marriage ended in 1984.

In 1988, Acton married his third wife, Patricia Nassif, a professor at the

in Iowa. The couple remained married until his death.

Lord Acton was succeeded by his son from his first marriage and only child John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton.

References

External links

• Obituary in The Guardian, 2 November 2010.
• Obituary in The Daily Telegraph, 2 November 2010.

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton	Baron Acton 1989–2010	Succeeded by John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton