Birth of Jo Grimmond
Birth of Jo Grimmond
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Jo Grimmond Biography and Timeline
Follow Jo Grimmond through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Jo Grimmond, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1913–1993Years on this page
1913
1950
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Orkney & Shetland
1956
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
Role range: 1956-1957
1959
Election
The Liberals receive 6% of the vote & return 6 Members of Parliament
Role range: 1956-1957
1962
Election
The Liberals win the Orpington by-election, "Orpington Man" represents the new elector
Role range: 1956-1957
1964
Election
The Liberals win 2 seats from the Conservatives in Scotland. The Liberals win 11% of the vote & return 9 Members of Parliament
Role range: 1956-1957
1967
Resignation of Jo Grimmond
Resigns as Party Leader of the Liberal Party
Role range: 1956-1957
1983
Peerage
Created Lord Grimmond
1993
Death of Jo Grimmond
Death of Jo Grimmond
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.