ACTON, Thomas (d.1480), of Longnor, Salop.

Family and Education

prob. s. and h. of Thomas Acton (fl.1437) of Longnor. educ. I. Temple. m. (1) c.1448, Mary (d. by 1470), CP40/835, rot. 343. da. and coh. of John Stapleton† of Stapleton, Salop, at least 2s.; (2) by Hil. 1479, KB27/870, rot. 72. Mary, da. of Fulk Sprenghose of Plaish, Salop.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Salop 1455, 1472.

Bailiff of the liberty of Robert Gilbert, bp. of London, in London and Mdx. Mich. 1443-aft. Easter 1446. E368/216, rot. 3d; 218, rot. 9.

Commr. of inquiry, Salop Feb. 1448 (concealments), May 1459 (riots and escapes of prisoners), Oct. 1470 (felonies etc.), Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), Herefs., Worcs. Nov. 1476 (lands of Edward Neville, Lord Abergavenny); gaol delivery, Stafford castle Mar. 1454 (q.), Shrewsbury castle Dec. 1456 (q.), Oct. 1465, Dec. 1466, Oct. 1474; C66/478, m. 21d; 482, m. 11d; 513, m. 15d; 516, m. 11d; 534, m. 20d. to assign archers, Herefs., Salop Dec. 1457; of oyer and terminer, Staffs., Salop, Worcs., Glos., Herefs. Oct. 1459, Salop Oct. 1470; array, Herefs. Dec. 1459, Salop Feb. 1474.

J.p.q. Salop 1 Mar. 1454 – Sept. 1460, 12 Feb. 1462 – d., Herefs. 28 Nov. 1456–8.

Tax collector, Salop July 1463.

Steward of manor of Condover, Salop, for Joan, Lady Lovell, by June 1466–?, for Francis, Lord Lovell, by May 1478–d. Salop Archs., Thornes mss, 867/94, 124.

Parlimentarian

ACTON, Thomas (d.1480), of Longnor, Salop.

Main residence: Longnor, Salop.

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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