Jeremy Thorpe

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Jeremy Thorpe was a British politician who led the Liberal Party during the 1960s and 1970s and later became infamous for his involvement in a major political scandal.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Liberal Party politician
Member of Parliament
human
acquittedOf conspiracy to murder
incitement to murder
causeOfDeath Parkinson's disease
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1929-04-29
dateOfDeath 2014-12-04
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Oxford
endTime 1976
familyName Thorpe
givenName Jeremy
John
hasPartInMotto Liberal values and civil liberties advocacy
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
nativeLanguage English
notableAllegation conspiracy to murder Norman Scott
notableEvent A Very English Scandal
surface form: Thorpe affair

conspiracy to murder trial
notableWork revival of the British Liberal Party in the 1960s
occupation barrister
politician
parliamentaryTerm 1959
1979
participantIn United Kingdom general election, 1970
United Kingdom general election, 1979
February 1974 United Kingdom general election
surface form: United Kingdom general election, February 1974

October 1974 United Kingdom general election
surface form: United Kingdom general election, October 1974
placeOfBirth England
London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
placeOfDeath England
London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Member of Parliament for North Devon
religion Anglicanism
residence London, England
surface form: London

Devon
surface form: North Devon
sexOrGender male
spouse Caroline Allpass
Marion Stein
startTime 1967
trial R v Thorpe and Others (1979)

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