Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton
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| The Right Honourable The Lord Acton KCVO, JP, DL |
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| British Ambassador to Finland | |
| In office 1919–1920 |
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| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Coleridge Kennard |
| Succeeded by | George Jardine Kidston |
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| Born | Richard Maximilian Dalberg-Acton 7 August 1870 |
| Died | 16 July 1924 (aged 53) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Lyon (1904-1924) |
| Occupation | Diplomat, politician |
Richard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton, KCVO, JP, DL (7 August 1870 – 16 June 1924) was a British Peer and diplomat. Despite his British roots and long service, he was the fourth generation of his family to have been born abroad and was not formally a British subject, until he was naturalised by Act of Parliament in 1911. He was invested as a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour and with a Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog.
He married Dorothy Lyon, daughter of Thomas Henry Lyon, of Appleton Hall on 7 June 1904. The couple had nine children:
- Hon. Marie Immaculeé Antoinette Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (1905–1994) married John Douglas Woodruff.
- Hon. Dorothy Elizabeth Anne Pelline Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (1906–1998) married Joseph Edward Eyre and had issue.
- John Emerich Henry Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton (1907–1989)
- Hon. Richard William Heribert Peter Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (1909–1946) married Jill Ehlert.
- Hon. Helen Mary Grace Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (1910–2001) married Prince Guglielmo Rospigliosi and had issue.
- Hon. Gabrielle Marie Leopoldine Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (1912–1930)
- Hon. Joan Henrica Josepha Mary Clare Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (1915–1995)
- Hon. Margaret Mary Teresa Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (1919–1997)
- Hon. Ædgyth Bertha Milburg Mary Antonia Frances Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (1920–1995) married John Alexander Callinicos and had issue.
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| Preceded by Coleridge Kennard as Chargé d'Affaires |
British Envoy to Finland 1919-1920 |
Succeeded by George Jardine Kidston |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Dalberg-Acton |
Baron Acton 1902–1924 |
Succeeded by John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton |
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