Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Stafford
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft Biography and Timeline
Follow George Edward Peter Thorneycroft through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1938–1994Years on this page
1938
1945
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Monmouth
1951
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Role range: 1951-1957
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Role range: 1951-1957
1957
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Role range: 1957-1958
1958
Resignation of George Edward Peter Thorneycroft
Resigns, has a more austere view of the economy than McMillan
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1958
Public Expenditure
Proposes massive public expenditure cuts
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1958
1962
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Role range: 1957-1963 – 1962-1964
1994
Death of George Edward Peter Thorneycroft
Death of George Edward Peter Thorneycroft
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.