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Officer of the Navy, statesman and founder of the first modern naval dockyard of the world. Of English origin, lived and operated for the main part of his live in Italy and mainly in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
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variant spelling:
Acton, John Francis Edward (Sir)
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Curriculum vitae
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* 03.06.1736
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Besançon (Francia)
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born
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1779
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He undertook the the reorganisation of the Neapolitan navy.
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1783
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Castellammare di Stabia
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Founded the royal dockyard of Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli) that is the first modern naval dockyard of the world.
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1789
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Was appointed “Segretario di Stato”, literally Secretary of State burt corresponding to a Prime Minister in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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† 12.08.1811
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Palermo
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dead
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