Person    | Male  Born 1725  Died 1795

Nathaniel Acton

Categories: Property

Nathaniel Acton was a wealthy successful Suffolk landowner. British History Online describes the land he owned in and around Shoreditch, stretching into Hackney and Bethnal Green. The painting is by Gainsborough, 1758. Information from Kirby and His World.

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Nathaniel Acton

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Nathaniel Acton mosaic

{At the centre:} This estate is named after Nathaniel Acton, 1725 - 1795, who...

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