Thorpe, Jeremy
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Birthname | John Jeremy Thorpe | ||||
born on | 29 April 1929 at 06:00 (= 06:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | London, England, 51n30, 0w10 | ||||
Timezone | GDT h1e (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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Biography
British former politician who was leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976 and Member of Parliament (MP) for North Devon from 1959 to 1979.
His political career was severely damaged when an acquaintance, Norman Scott, claimed to have had a love affair with Thorpe in the early 1960s, at a time when homosexual acts were illegal in Britain. The scandal forced Thorpe to resign as Liberal Party leader in 1976. He denied the claims of a homosexual affair and was charged with conspiring to murder Scott, though he was acquitted of these charges in 1979, shortly after losing his seat in the general election.
Thorpe died on 4 December 2014 in London of Parkinson's disease, aged 85.
Relationships
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Heath, Edward (born 9 July 1916)
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Wilson, Harold (born 11 March 1916)
- role played of/by Grant, Hugh (born 9 September 1960). Notes: 2018 TV miniseries "A Very English Scandal"
Events
Source Notes
Date from public record. Time from Matrix Software - original source unknown
Categories
- Traits : Personality : Charismatic
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Parkinson's
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Parkinson's)
- Vocation : Law : Attorney (Barrister (Queen's Counsel))
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Leader of UK Liberal Party)
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (UK MP)
- 1929 births
- Birthday 29 April
- Birthplace London, ENG (UK)
- Sun 8 Taurus
- Moon 7 Capricorn
- Asc 16 Taurus
- 2014 deaths
- Traits : Personality : Charismatic
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Parkinson's
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation
- Vocation : Politics : Public office