John Henry Thorpe
John Henry Thorpe OBE (7 August 1887–31 October 1944) was a British Conservative politician.[1]
Thorpe was the eldest son of Ven. John Henry Thorpe, Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He trained as a barrister (later becoming Recorder of Blackburn) and entered the Commons in 1919 as a MP for Manchester Rusholme. During his tenure, he married Ursula Norton-Griffiths (the eldest daughter of Sir John Norton-Griffiths, Bt) on 19 December 1922, and their son was the Liberal MP, (John) Jeremy Thorpe (b. 1929).
Notes
- ↑ "p.156-7. Debrett's House of Commons". Retrieved 19 November 2014.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Henry Thorpe
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Stoker |
Member for Manchester Rusholme 1919–1923 |
Succeeded by Charles Masterman |