Privy Council1967
Appointed Member of Privy Council
Historical person
Jeremy Thorpe Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jeremy Thorpe, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
7 records1967–19765 events1 places
Chronological biography
1967
Party Leader18 January 1967
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
1970
Election18 June 1970
The Liberals return 6 Members of Parliament, despite standing in 332 seats. The Liberal Party win 7.5% of votes cast & 6 MPs
1974
Election28 February 1974
The Liberals win 19.3% of votes cast & 14 MPs & hold the balance of power
Election1 March 1974
Refuses to join a co-altion with the Conservatives & the Labour Party comes to power
1975
Referendum CampaignJune 1975
Campaigns for continued membership of the European Communities.
1976
Resignation of Jeremy Thorpe1976
Resigns after the scandal of the murder of Norman Scott
Titles and roles
Leader · Member of Privy Council · Party Leader of LP
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.