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    Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, CH, CBE, TD, PC (/ˈɡrɪmənd/; 29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993) was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party for eleven...
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  • was a British Liberal Party politician, and the wife of party leader Jo Grimond. She was born in Marylebone, London, the daughter of Sir Maurice Bonham...
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    Gaitskell, lost 19 seats and returned 258. The Liberal Party, led by Jo Grimond, again returned only six MPs to the House of Commons, but managed to increase...
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    and more vigorous Jo Grimond, following what was effectively a coup by the membership against the executive; both Davies and Grimond appeared to be unaware...
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    As in previous elections since its decline, the Liberal Party under Jo Grimond's leadership positioned itself as a non-socialist, individualist alternative...
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    Sinclair (1935–1945) Clement Davies (1945–1956) Jo Grimond (1956–1967) Jeremy Thorpe (1967–1976) Jo Grimond, Interim Leader (1976) David Steel (1976–1988)...
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    won them. Joan Lestor and Tony Benn as well as former Liberal leader Jo Grimond and Speaker of the House of Commons and former Labour Cabinet Minister...
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    following the downfall of Jeremy Thorpe, and a short period in which Jo Grimond acted as caretaker leader, he won the Liberal leadership by a wide margin...
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    Laura Miranda Bonham Carter (1918–1994), married the Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond, three sons, one daughter Mark Raymond Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter...
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    Smith 1922 Robert Hamilton Liberal 1935 Basil Neven-Spence Unionist 1950 Jo Grimond Liberal 1983 Jim Wallace 1992 Liberal Democrat 2001 Alistair Carmichael...
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  • to build up support. From September 1956 the Liberal Party was led by Jo Grimond, a more up-to-date figure than his elderly predecessor Davies, and more...
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    First party Second party Third party   Leader Harold Wilson Edward Heath Jo Grimond Party Labour Conservative Liberal Leader since 14 February 1963 28 July...
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  • Josef Jo Gartner (1954–1986), Austrian racing driver Johannes Jo van Gastel (1887–1969), Dutch archer Jo Grimond (1913-1993), British politician Jo de Haan...
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  • was the first Leader of the Liberal Party under the 1969 constitution. Grimond was appointed interim leader by the parliamentary party, between the resignation...
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  • Frontbench Team from 1956 to 1967 (leaderships listed chronologically): Jo Grimond: Party Leader Donald Wade: Chief Whip 1958: Mark Bonham Carter becomes...
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  • Jo Grimond Richard Wainwright James Davidson Unknown January 1967 Jeremy Thorpe June 1970 John Pardoe Russell Johnston 1975 David Steel May 1976 Jo Grimond...
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  • offices Preceded by Tom Horabin Liberal Chief Whip 1946–1950 Succeeded by Jo Grimond Preceded by Patrick Moynihan Chairman of the Liberal Party 1950–1952 Succeeded by...
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  • Liberal Party leadership election was called following the resignation of Jo Grimond, in the wake of disappointing results in the 1966 general election. There...
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    against both Conservative and Labour challengers was Orkney and Shetland MP Jo Grimond, who was first elected in 1950. The poor national showing was widely viewed...
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    entering Parliament in this election included Edward Heath (Bexley), Jo Grimond (Orkney and Shetland), Enoch Powell (Wolverhampton South West), Reginald...
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  • Grizelda Grimond, who was a secretary for Richardson's former business partner Oscar Lewenstein, and daughter of British politician Jo Grimond. Grizelda...
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    Rector of the University of Edinburgh 1957–1960 Succeeded by Jo Grimond Preceded by Jo Grimond Rector of the University of Edinburgh 1963–1966 Succeeded by...
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    of Orkney and Shetland, the seat being vacated by former party leader Jo Grimond, and won election to the Parliament. At the time, it was extremely rare...
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  • says the Lord High Chancellor... ‘Mlud,’ says Mr. Tangle.") and 1979 (Jo Grimond Memoirs iv. 67 "We coached him in all the palaver of the court,..the ‘Yes...
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  • of Parliament until he lost his seat at the 1950 general election to Jo Grimond of the Liberal Party. He was knighted in 1945 and served as Lord Lieutenant...
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    The Honourable Laura Miranda Bonham Carter (1918–1994), who married Jo Grimond. Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham Carter of Yarnbury (1922–1994) The Honourable...
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  • Fleming (born 1946),[citation needed] now Kate Grimond, is married to John Grimond (son of politician Jo Grimond), former foreign editor of the news magazine...
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    Orpington, Lubbock was appointed Chief Whip by Jo Grimond in 1963, a post he held until 1970. When Grimond resigned as party leader in 1967, Lubbock was...
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    Harold Macmillan, Margaret Thatcher, Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, and Jo Grimond. These Committee rooms are accessible to the public and are fitted with...
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    Sir Adam Ridley. Laura Miranda Bonham Carter, Lady Grimond, wife of the Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond. Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter, a Liberal...
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