Ferdinando Acton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Naval officer
Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1832
Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Date of Death: 18-Feb-1891
Profession: politician, military officer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Ferdinando Acton
- Ferdinando Acton (16 July 1832, Naples - 18 February 1891, Rome) was an Italian naval officer, admiral, politician and Minister for the Navy.
- He was descended from a noble family which had originated in England before moving to Tuscany then the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - he served in the Real Marina of the latter, then in Regia Marina of the unified Kingdom of Italy. His grandfather was General Joseph Edward Acton (1737-1830), brother of Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, commander of the naval forces of Grand Duchy of Tuscany and prime minister of Naples.
- His elder brother was Guglielmo Acton and his son was Alfredo Acton, also Minister for the Navy.
- His sister Laura remarried in 1864 with Marco Minghetti, then prime minister of Italy.
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