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'''John Henry Thorpe''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (7 August 1887 – 31 October 1944) was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|British Conservative]] politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Debretts_House_of_Commons_1000691039/283|title=p.156-7. ''Debrett's House of Commons''| |
'''John Henry Thorpe''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[King's Counsel|KC]] (7 August 1887 – 31 October 1944) was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|British Conservative]] politician.<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Times]]'', ''Mr J. H. Thorpe K.C.'', November 1, 1944, p.7</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Debretts_House_of_Commons_1000691039/283|title=p.156-7. ''Debrett's House of Commons''|access-date=19 November 2014}}</ref> |
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Thorpe was the eldest son of the Venerable [[John Thorpe (priest)|John Henry Thorpe]], Archdeacon of Macclesfield.<ref name="auto">{{cite book |
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}}</ref> He was educated at [[St John's School, Leatherhead]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]].<ref name="auto"/> |
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| ⚫ | Thorpe trained as a barrister (later becoming [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of [[Blackburn]]) and entered the [[British House of Commons|Commons]] in 1919 as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for [[Manchester Rusholme (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Rusholme]]. During his tenure, he married Ursula Norton-Griffiths (the eldest daughter of [[John Norton-Griffiths]]) on 19 December 1922, and their son was the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] MP [[Jeremy Thorpe|(John) Jeremy Thorpe]] (1929–2014).<ref name="auto"/> |
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Latest revision as of 04:10, 15 March 2023
John Henry Thorpe OBE KC (7 August 1887 – 31 October 1944) was a British Conservative politician.[1][2]
Thorpe was the eldest son of the Venerable John Henry Thorpe, Archdeacon of Macclesfield.[3] He was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead and Trinity College, Oxford.[3]
Thorpe trained as a barrister (later becoming Recorder of Blackburn) and entered the Commons in 1919 as MP for Manchester Rusholme. During his tenure, he married Ursula Norton-Griffiths (the eldest daughter of John Norton-Griffiths) on 19 December 1922, and their son was the Liberal MP (John) Jeremy Thorpe (1929–2014).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Obituary in The Times, Mr J. H. Thorpe K.C., November 1, 1944, p.7
- ^ "p.156-7. Debrett's House of Commons". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Bloch, Michael (2014). Jeremy Thorpe. London: Little Brown. ISBN 978-0-00-257221-7.
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