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Peter Thorneycroft. 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.
Jun 5, 1994 · Peter Thorneycroft, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer, died today in his home, his family said. He was 84. He had been sick for a long time, his daughter said.
Peter Thorneycroft became Chancellor of the Exchequer, but caused embarrassment for Macmillan when he resigned only a year later. He was replaced by Derick Heathcoat Amory, previously Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
During his long political career, Peter Thorneycroft made an outstanding contribution to political and public life. As Chairman of the Tory Reform Committee, he formulated a set of political principles to guide the Conservative party in the post-War years.
Jun 4, 1994 · An old-style Conservative who always appeared in the Commons in morning dress, Peter Thorneycroft was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, but resigned his commission after...
Jun 15, 2018 · Peter Thorneycroft, 1957-58. Conservative, under Harold Macmillan. The son of a soldier and landowner, Peter Thorneycroft went to Eton, where he singularly failed to distinguish himself and went into the Royal Artillery. Later, though, he studied law.
Jun 5, 1994 · Peter Thorneycroft was among those young Conservative MPs who were dissatisfied with the party's grudging response to the Beveridge Report.
