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John Jeremy Thorpe

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Data Last Updated: 7 August 2025
Application Last Amended: 20 July 2024
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Also Known As

Jeremy Thorpe

Born: 29 April 1929

Died: 4 December 2014

Member of Privy Council - 23 March 1967

husband of Marion Stein

husband of Caroline Allpass

grandson of John Norton Norton-Griffiths

son of John Henry Thorpe

husband of Maria Donata Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein

Education

Eton College

Trinity College, Oxford

Barrister

Elections fought

26 May 1955		North Devon	Liberal Party	11,558	32.45
8 October 1959		North Devon	Liberal Party	15,831	42.94
15 October 1964		North Devon	Liberal Party	19,031	50.71
31 March 1966		North Devon	Liberal Party	16,797	43.57
18 January 1967 Jeremy Thorpe elected Leader of the Liberal Party.
18 June 1970		North Devon	Liberal Party	18,893	44.08
28 February 1974		North Devon	Liberal Party	34,052	53.90
10 October 1974		North Devon	Liberal Party	28,209	48.12
9 May 1976 Rt Hon Jeremy Thorpe resigns as Leader of the Liberal Party.
3 May 1979		North Devon	Liberal Party	23,338	36.74