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John Jeremy Thorpe (29 April 1929 – 4 December 2014) was a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament for North Devon from 1959 to 1979, and as leader of the Liberal Party from 1967 to 1976. In May 1979, he was tried at the Old Bailey on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder his ex-boyfriend Norman Scott, a former model.
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Dec 4, 2014 · LONDON (AP) — Jeremy Thorpe, an influential British politician who helped revive the Liberal Party before his career was cut short by scandal, died on Thursday. He was 85. Thorpe’s death was announced by his son, Rupert, and was mourned by current party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, and other party stalwarts.
It was January 1976, and Jeremy Thorpe, British MP (Member of Parliament) and leader of the Liberal Party, had been charged with conspiracy and incitement to murder.
Jan 4, 2019 · Society. Heritage. The Strange True Story of A Very English Scandal. Jeremy Thorpe was the first British MP to stand trial for murder, and a lightning rod for a country's changing views on...
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World. Jeremy Thorpe, British political leader whose career ended in scandal, dies at 85. By Matt Schudel. December 5, 2014 at 8:16 p.m. EST. Jeremy Thorpe, in 1967, waving his hat as he...
Dec 4, 2014 · 4 December 2014. James Landale looks back at the life of Jeremy Thorpe. Jeremy Thorpe, who has died aged 85 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease, led the Liberal Party with...
Dec 4, 2014 · Jeremy Thorpe, the former leader of the Liberal party and one of the most flamboyant and controversial figures of British politics in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 85 after a...
