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George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft of Dunstan (1909-94), was the son of Major George Edward Mervyn Thorneycroft and Dorothy Hope. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. In 1930 Thorneycroft was commissioned into the Royal Artillery, but he resigned his commission three years later.
He then entered the House of Lords as Baron Thorneycroft of Dunston. A strong supporter of Margaret Thatcher's monetarist policies, she made him Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1975. Politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer 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.
(George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft. by Sir Sidney Robert Nolan oil on board, 1979 48 in. x 36 in. (1220 mm x 914 mm) Purchased, 1999
9 apr 2024 · (George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft. by Theodore Ramos oil on canvas, 1989 18 in. x 16 in. (457 mm x 406 mm) Given by Pirelli UK plc, 1989
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.
Thorneycroft was in favour of government cuts to control inflation, but this was unpopular, and he resigned the next year. Returning to cabinet in 1960, he held several posts in government and opposition, before losing his seat in the 1966 election. He then entered the House of Lords as Baron Thorneycroft of Dunston.
2 dic 2023 · George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft (26 July 1909 4 June 1994), was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1957 and 1958.
