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George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, CH, PC (26 July 1909 – 4 June 1994) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1957 and 1958. Early life. Born in Dunston, Staffordshire, Thorneycroft was the son of Major George Edward Mervyn Thorneycroft and Dorothy Hope Franklyn.
George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft CH, PC (* 26. Juli 1909; † 4. Juni 1994 in London) war ein britischer Politiker. Biografie. Nach dem Besuch des Eton College leistete er von 1930 bis 1933 seinen Militärdienst bei der Royal Marine Artillery der British Army.
(George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft (1909-1994), Politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sitter in 27 portraits Elected as a Conservative MP in 1938, Thorneycroft became President of the Board of Trade in 1951, and was the youngest member of Winston Churchill's cabinet.
The Right Honourable George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, C.H., P.C. Born: 26 July 1909 Died: 4 June 1994 1909-1938: Mr. Peter Thorneycroft 1938-1945: Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, M.P... British Offices and Honours
Thorneycroft, Peter (Peter George Edward), 1909-1994. (1909-1994) Minister of Aviation (1960-1962); Minister of Defence (1962-1964); Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom (1964). Thorneycroft discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK] and JFK’s way of creating organic conversation. He covers the relationships between ...
London. Read more on National Portrait Gallery, London. Title. (George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft. Date. 1979. Medium. oil on board. Measurements. H 122 x W 91.4 cm. Accession number. 6495. Acquisition method. Purchased, 1999. Work type. Painting. Tags. See a tag that’s incorrect or offensive? Challenge it and notify Art UK.
The author, an engineer and manager, first met Peter Thorneycroft in 1967 when they were both newly appointed as Managing Director and Chairman respectively of Pirelli General, the British arm of the Pirelli Group's world-wide cable sector, of which Stanley Crooks later became CEO.
