George Edward Peter Thorneycroft Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

9 records1938–19948 events3 places

Chronological biography

1938

Member of Parliament1938

Government / Conservative Party Government · Member of Parliament for Stafford · Stafford

Elected Member of Parliament for Stafford

1945

Member of Parliament1945

Government / Conservative Party Government · Member of Parliament for Monmouth · Monmouth

Elected Member of Parliament for Monmouth

1951

Board of Trade1951

Government / Conservative Party Government · President of Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

President of Board of Trade1951

Government / Conservative Party Government · President of Board of Trade

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

1957

Chancellor of the Exchequer8 January 1957

Government / Conservative Party Government · Chancellor of the Exchequer · London

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer

1958

Public Expenditure1958

Government / Conservative Party Government · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Proposes massive public expenditure cuts

Resignation of George Edward Peter Thorneycroft5 January 1958

Government / Conservative Party Government · Chancellor of the Exchequer

Resigns, has a more austere view of the economy than McMillan

1962

Secretary of State for Defence1962

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Defence

Appointed Minister of Defence

1994

Death of George Edward Peter Thorneycroft1994

Government / Conservative Party Government

Death of George Edward Peter Thorneycroft

Titles and roles

Chancellor of the Exchequer · Member of Parliament for Monmouth · Member of Parliament for Stafford · President of Board of Trade · Secretary of State for Defence

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.