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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''|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref> |
'''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''|accessdate=19 November 2014}}</ref> |
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Thorpe was the eldest son of Ven. [[John Thorpe (priest)|John Henry Thorpe]], Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He trained as a barrister (later becoming [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of [[Blackburn]]) and entered the [[British House of Commons|Commons]] in 1919 as a [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Manchester Rusholme (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Rusholme]]. During his tenure, he married Ursula Norton-Griffiths (the eldest daughter of [[John Norton-Griffiths|Sir John Norton-Griffiths, Bt]]) on 19 December 1922, and their son was the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] MP [[Jeremy Thorpe|(John) Jeremy Thorpe]] ( |
Thorpe was the eldest son of Ven. [[John Thorpe (priest)|John Henry Thorpe]], Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He trained as a barrister (later becoming [[Recorder (judge)|Recorder]] of [[Blackburn]]) and entered the [[British House of Commons|Commons]] in 1919 as a [[Member of Parliament|MP]] for [[Manchester Rusholme (UK Parliament constituency)|Manchester Rusholme]]. During his tenure, he married Ursula Norton-Griffiths (the eldest daughter of [[John Norton-Griffiths|Sir John Norton-Griffiths, Bt]]) on 19 December 1922, and their son was the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] MP [[Jeremy Thorpe|(John) Jeremy Thorpe]] (1929–2014). |
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John Henry Thorpe OBE (7 August 1887 – 31 October 1944) was a British Conservative politician.[1]
Thorpe was the eldest son of Ven. John Henry Thorpe, Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He trained as a barrister (later becoming Recorder of Blackburn) and entered the Commons in 1919 as a MP for Manchester Rusholme. During his tenure, he married Ursula Norton-Griffiths (the eldest daughter of Sir John Norton-Griffiths, Bt) on 19 December 1922, and their son was the Liberal MP (John) Jeremy Thorpe (1929–2014).
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- ^ "p.156-7. Debrett's House of Commons". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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