biography
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Thorpe, (John) Jeremy
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| male
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| lived:
| (1929– )
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| biography:
| British politician, born in London, UK. He studied at Oxford, became a barrister in 1954, and a Liberal MP in 1959. Elected leader of the Liberal Party in 1967, he resigned the leadership in 1976 following a series of allegations of a previous homosexual relationship with Norman Scott. In 1979, shortly after losing his seat in the general election, he was acquitted of charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder Mr Scott. |
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