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Sir John Francis Edward Acton 1736?-1811, Neapolitan statesman of British origin, b. Besanon, France. Called upon by Queen Marie Caroline and King Ferdinand IV of Naples (later Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies) to reform the Neapolitan army and navy in 1779, Acton also served as minister of finance and as prime minister (1785-1806 with brief interruptions).

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