Talk:Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton

Info Box - Politician?
The degree to which he could be described as a politican, against his long diplomatic service which ended in 1920, and in comparison to his father (who was also Commons MP) may be questionable. He is not known to have taken part in local government in England and his involvement in Parliament was limited to his seat in the House of Lords (assuming he took it and participated regularly - could he have sat when he was not yet naturalised?) Needs checking.Cloptonson (talk) 08:37, 15 July 2012 (UTC) I temper my question noting he was a Liberal Lord-in-Waiting between 1905 and 1915, during Premierships of Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith, so yes he could sit in the Lords pre-naturalisation.Cloptonson (talk) 14:33, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Diplomatic Career
I hope to input details of his diplomatic career cited to various reference works. I have drawn on Burke's Peerage, Who Was Who and Kelly's Handbook, checking different year volumes of his lifetime. I notice discrepancies between these sources in the dates given for some of his positions so I may not date all of them if there is a conflict. It will give users with more precise sources to investigate a leg-up!Cloptonson (talk) 08:47, 15 July 2012 (UTC) Having input the details of his career, here are the postings about which I have found date discrepancies for resolution: Berne, 1903 or 1904 to 1906; The Hague, 1907 or 1908 to 1909 or 1911; Zurich, 1917 to 1918 or 1919.Cloptonson (talk) 15:32, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Lady Acton
There is a contradiction: Was she married to Richard until 1924, or did she die in 1923? Dfcorrea00 (talk) 18:39, 19 December 2019 (UTC)
 * she died in 1923, according to the obituary published in The Times on 20 March 1923. That was a Tuesday, the obituary says she died on the Saturday which would be the 17th. DuncanHill (talk) 18:53, 19 December 2019 (UTC)