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British soldier, politician and academic (1913-1993)
Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, TD, PC (/ˈɡrɪmənd/; 29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993) was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party for eleven years
Jo_Grimond
British Liberal Party politician
was a British Liberal Party politician, and the wife of party leader Jo Grimond. Born in Marylebone, London, into the Bonham Carter family, she was the
Laura_Grimond
looked as if Labour would win. The Liberal Party also had a new leader, Jo Grimond, so all three parties contested the election with a new leader at the
1959 United Kingdom general election
1959_United_Kingdom_general_election
British political party (1859–1988)
Sinclair (1935–1945) Clement Davies (1945–1956) Jo Grimond (1956–1967) Jeremy Thorpe (1967–1976) Jo Grimond, Interim Leader (1976) David Steel (1976–1988)
Liberal_Party_(UK)
British politician (1929–2014)
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
Jeremy_Thorpe
British family
Laura Miranda Bonham Carter (1918–1994), married the Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond, three sons, one daughter Mark Raymond Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter
Bonham_Carter_family
As in previous elections since its decline, the Liberal Party under Jo Grimond's leadership positioned itself as a non-socialist, individualist alternative
1964 United Kingdom general election
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election
British Liberal politician (1884–1962)
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
Clement_Davies
Liberals winning it with Labour close behind. Leader of the Liberal Party Jo Grimond retained his seat of Orkney and Shetland and maintained his healthy majority
1964 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland
Name list
executive Jo Gartner (1954–1986), Austrian racing driver Jo van Gastel (1887–1969), Dutch archer Jo Grimond (1913–1993), British politician Jo de Haan (1936–2006)
Jo_(given_name)
Nov 1922 Robert Hamilton Liberal 1935 Basil Neven-Spence Unionist 1950 Jo Grimond Liberal 1983 Jim Wallace 1988 Liberal Democrat 2001 Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
Orkney_and_Shetland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Duchess of Kent (1906–1968)
December 1906 Died: 27 August 1968 Academic offices Preceded by New university Chancellor of the University of Kent 1963–1968 Succeeded by Jo Grimond
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
Princess_Marina_of_Greece_and_Denmark
British actor (1907–1975)
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
James_Robertson_Justice
Scottish politician (born 1938)
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
David_Steel
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
1983 United Kingdom general election
1983_United_Kingdom_general_election
English actress (1908–1982)
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
Celia_Johnson
British politician (1887–1969)
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
Violet_Bonham_Carter
English theatre director and filmmaker (1928–1991)
Grizelda Grimond, who was a secretary for Richardson's former business partner Oscar Lewenstein and the daughter of British politician Jo Grimond. Grizelda
Tony_Richardson
Indian academic and administrator (born 1936)
Crick, Anthony Storr, Anthony Wedgwood Benn, Stuart Hood, Edward Boyle, Jo Grimond, John P. Mackintosh, and James Hemming. Nandy contributed a lecture on
Dipak_Nandy
Frontbench Team from 1956 to 1967 (leaderships listed chronologically): Jo Grimond: Party Leader Donald Wade: Chief Whip 1958: Mark Bonham Carter becomes
Liberal Party frontbench, 1956–1967
Liberal_Party_frontbench,_1956–1967
correspondingly won four seats, becoming the largest party in Scotland by seats. Jo Grimond, now party leader for the Liberals, was returned as his party's only MP
1959 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
1959_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland
First party Second party Third party Leader Harold Wilson Edward Heath Jo Grimond Party Labour Conservative Liberal Leader since 14 February 1963 28 July
1966 United Kingdom general election
1966_United_Kingdom_general_election
Suburb of London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
(Autumn 1993). "Jo Grimond 1913–1993" (PDF). Journal of Liberal History. 80: 12. Retrieved 12 December 2022. "Liberal leader Jo Grimond seen relaxing at
Kew
Liberal Party leadership election was called following the resignation of Jo Grimond, in the wake of disappointing results in the 1966 general election. There
1967 Liberal Party leadership election
1967_Liberal_Party_leadership_election
First party Second party Third party Leader Harold Wilson Edward Heath Jo Grimond Party Labour Conservative Liberal Leader since 14 February 1963 28 July
1966 United Kingdom general election in Wales
1966_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Wales
Former political party in Scotland
and continued to decline in popular support in the post war years, with Jo Grimond (who won back Orkney and Shetland in 1950) being the sole Scottish Liberal
Scottish_Liberal_Party
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
1955 United Kingdom general election
1955_United_Kingdom_general_election
entering Parliament in this election included Edward Heath (Bexley), Jo Grimond (Orkney and Shetland), Enoch Powell (Wolverhampton South West), Reginald
1950 United Kingdom general election
1950_United_Kingdom_general_election
Scottish politician (1954–2026)
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
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness
Jim_Wallace,_Baron_Wallace_of_Tankerness
English politician (1928–2016)
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
Eric Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury
Eric_Lubbock,_4th_Baron_Avebury
British politician and life peer (born 1957)
becoming a Liberal Democrat life peer. Her aunt Laura Bonham-Carter married Jo Grimond, who was to become Leader of the Liberal Party. Her family is the only
Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Jane_Bonham_Carter,_Baroness_Bonham-Carter_of_Yarnbury
English publisher and politician
Liberal MP Jo Grimond in May 1938, he was in the process of joining the Conservative Party until the Suez Crisis of 1956, and election of Grimond as Liberal
Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham-Carter
Mark_Bonham_Carter,_Baron_Bonham-Carter
British politician (1880–1960)
The Honourable Laura Miranda Bonham Carter (1918–1994), who married Jo Grimond. Mark Bonham Carter, Baron Bonham Carter of Yarnbury (1922–1994) The Honourable
Maurice_Bonham-Carter
British politician
the Liberal Party In office 11 September 1963 – 31 October 1964 Leader Jo Grimond Preceded by Felix Brunner Succeeded by Roger Fulford Minister of Civil
David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore
David_Rees-Williams,_1st_Baron_Ogmore
British title
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
Milord
Scottish politician
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
Basil_Neven-Spence
British solicitor and Liberal Party Member of Parliament
He became Liberal Chief Whip in November 1956 after his predecessor Jo Grimond was elected Leader of the party. His nonconformist faith bade him to join
Donald_Wade,_Baron_Wade
party Second party Third party Leader Harold Wilson Alec Douglas-Home Jo Grimond Party Labour Conservative Liberal Leader since 14 February 1963 18 October
1964 United Kingdom general election in Wales
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Wales
20th century English family
1994), married Jo Grimond, Baron Grimond of Firth (19 July 1913 – 24 October 1993); issue 3 sons and 1 daughter. (Joseph) Andrew Grimond (26 March 1939
Asquith_family
British surgeon and writer (1853–1923)
John Bannerman Peter Scott Brigadier Sir John Hunt Frank George Thomson Jo Grimond Michael Barratt Iain Cuthbertson Sandy Gall Robert Perryment Hamish Watt
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet
Sir_Frederick_Treves,_1st_Baronet
Political position in the Liberal Party of the UK (1859–1988)
was the first Leader of the Liberal Party under the 1969 constitution. Grimond was appointed interim leader by the parliamentary party, between the resignation
Leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
Leader_of_the_Liberal_Party_(UK)
party Second party Third party Leader Alec Douglas-Home Harold Wilson Jo Grimond Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader since 18 October 1963 14 February
1964 United Kingdom general election in England
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_England
British Baron (1919–1993)
1963, and Gwyn Melvyn Grimond, daughter of Joseph Bowman Grimond of St Andrews, Fife. His maternal uncle was Jo Grimond, Baron Grimond, the leader of the
Arthur Corbett, 3rd Baron Rowallan
Arthur_Corbett,_3rd_Baron_Rowallan
British Army officer and politician (1925–1996)
election. His main opponent in that election was Laura Grimond, wife of former Liberal leader Jo Grimond. Mitchell was considered to be an energetic and effective
Colin_Mitchell
823–850. online Jones, Tudor. The uneven path of British Liberalism: From Jo Grimond to Brexit (2nd ed. 2019). Laybourn, Keith. "The rise of Labour and the
Liberalism in the United Kingdom
Liberalism_in_the_United_Kingdom
Ethnic group
Gow (c. 1698–1725), a notorious pirate Andrew Greig (b. 1951), writer Jo Grimond (1913–1993), Liberal Party leader and MP for Orkney and Shetland 1950–1983
Orcadians
British trade union leader
the Chancellorship of the University of Kent at Canterbury, but lost to Jo Grimond. "Mr George Woodcock". The Times. London, England. 19 November 1979. p
George Woodcock (trade unionist)
George_Woodcock_(trade_unionist)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964
others." Although some in the Conservative party agreed with Wilson (and Jo Grimond, the Liberal leader) that the Conservatives would have won the 1964 election
Alec_Douglas-Home
party Second party Third party Leader Harold Macmillan Hugh Gaitskell Jo Grimond Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader since 10 January 1957 14 December
1959 United Kingdom general election in England
1959_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_England
Charteris of Amisfield (1913–1999), Private Secretary to the Queen Jo Grimond, Baron Grimond (1913–1993) General Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam (1913–2000)
List of Old Etonians born in the 20th century
List_of_Old_Etonians_born_in_the_20th_century
British politician (1915–1984)
February 1950 Leader Clement Davies Preceded by Tom Horabin Succeeded by Jo Grimond Member of Parliament for North Dorset In office 5 July 1945 – 23 February
Frank_Byers
was nominally held by Labour. Jo Grimond of the Liberal Party retained his very safe seat of Orkney and Shetland. Grimond would go onto become the leader
1955 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
1955_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland
Charity Executive and former Rector of the University of Aberdeen
John Bannerman Peter Scott Brigadier Sir John Hunt Frank George Thomson Jo Grimond Michael Barratt Iain Cuthbertson Sandy Gall Robert Perryment Hamish Watt
Martina_Chukwuma-Ezike
Scottish singer
John Bannerman Peter Scott Brigadier Sir John Hunt Frank George Thomson Jo Grimond Michael Barratt Iain Cuthbertson Sandy Gall Robert Perryment Hamish Watt
Iona_Fyfe
Former centre-right political party in Scotland
number of Labour and Unionist MPs were returned from Scotland, 35, with Jo Grimond of the Liberal Party retaining the Orkney and Shetland seat. With Church
Unionist_Party_(Scotland)
Scottish Liberal politician
John Bannerman Peter Scott Brigadier Sir John Hunt Frank George Thomson Jo Grimond Michael Barratt Iain Cuthbertson Sandy Gall Robert Perryment Hamish Watt
Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly
Charles_Gordon,_11th_Marquess_of_Huntly
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957
This view was shared by Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell and Liberal leader Jo Grimond. In 1956 the Suez Canal was of vital importance since over two-thirds
Anthony_Eden
Office building in Westminster, London, England
Harold Macmillan, Margaret Thatcher, Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, and Jo Grimond. These Committee rooms are accessible to the public and are fitted with
Portcullis_House
2009: Was originally supposed to take place in Llandudno and feature Dom Joly as a panellist. 25 June 2009: A cat was loose during the recording of this
List of Question Time episodes
List_of_Question_Time_episodes
First party Second party Third party Leader Harold Wilson Edward Heath Jo Grimond Party Labour Conservative Liberal Leader since 14 February 1963 28 July
1966 United Kingdom general election in England
1966_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_England
position of the isles within a potential Scottish Assembly. The isles' MP Jo Grimond had submitted an amendment to the Scotland Bill seeking to establish a
1978_Shetland_referendum
reduced to one Scottish seat, with the loss of Rxoburhg and Selkirk. Jo Grimond retained the Liberal's sole seat of Orkney and Shetland. 1951 United Kingdom
1951 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
1951_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland
British feminist and activist (1901–1978)
reaction and she wrote to Irene Ward, Barbara Castle and Liberal politician Jo Grimond asking that they raise this in parliament. Irene Ward raised the matter
Gertrude_Horton
London gentlemen's club
NLC". Michael McManus, Jo Grimond: Towards the Sound of Gunfire (Birlinn, Edinburgh, 2001), pp. 347–348. The full text of Grimond's NLC speech can be found
National_Liberal_Club
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt
Morrison hinted that he would support unilateral action by the government. Jo Grimond, who became Leader of the Liberal Party that November, thought if Nasser
Suez_Crisis
retained its seat in Inverness, with former Leader of the Liberal Party Jo Grimond retaining Orkney and Shetland and future Leader David Steel retaining
October 1974 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland
President Kennedy, featuring Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, Liberal leader Jo Grimond and Leader of the Opposition Harold Wilson who had sped from North Wales
Media coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Media_coverage_of_the_assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
the radical centre, mentioning John Maynard Keynes, William Beveridge, Jo Grimond, David Lloyd George, and John Stuart Mill as examples that preceded the
Centrism_by_country
Air-launched ballistic missile Air-to-surface missile
November 1962, a firestorm of protest broke out in the House of Commons. Jo Grimond noted "Does not this mark the absolute failure of the policy of the independent
GAM-87_Skybolt
British politician (1927-2017)
constituency was contested at the 1970 general election by Laura Grimond, wife of Liberal leader Jo Grimond. Although the overall strength of the Liberal Party in
James Davidson (British politician)
James_Davidson_(British_politician)
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Norman St. John-Stevas and Richard Wood) and one to the Liberal Party (Jo Grimond). On all of the Bill's stages, most of the votes in favour of it came
Sexual_Offences_Act_1967
retained its seat in Inverness, with former Leader of the Liberal Party Jo Grimond retaining Orkney and Shetland and future Leader David Steel retaining
February 1974 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland
Elected office
Alexander Fleming 1954 Sir Sydney A. Smith 1957 James Robertson Justice 1960 Jo Grimond MP 1963 James Robertson Justice 1966 Malcolm Muggeridge (resigned 1968)
Rector of the University of Edinburgh
Rector_of_the_University_of_Edinburgh
Nairn Unionist Party 1923 Alexander Anderson Motherwell Labour Party 1945 Jo Grimond Orkney and Shetland Liberal Party 1950 Douglas Johnston Paisley Labour
List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1951–1955)
List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1951–1955)
1970s British political and sex scandal
prevented him from claiming benefits. By this time, Thorpe had succeeded Jo Grimond as leader of the Liberal Party. To resolve Scott's immediate problems
Thorpe_affair
British politician (born 1970)
United States President John F. Kennedy, former Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond, and then–Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. From 1987 to 1992, Farron
Tim_Farron
Mervyn Grimond on 14 August 1918. She was the daughter of Joseph Bowman Grimond of St Andrews, Fife, and sister of Jo Grimond, later Baron Grimond, leader
Thomas Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan
Thomas_Corbett,_2nd_Baron_Rowallan
British politician (born 1965)
One of the constituency's previous MPs was the Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond. Carmichael was re-elected at the 2005 general election with an increased
Alistair_Carmichael
1962 Treaty between The U.S. and United Kingdom
British people are tired of being pushed around". Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond asked: "Does not this mark the absolute failure of the policy of the independent
Nassau_Agreement
Enoch Powell, David Ormsby-Gore, Christopher Soames, Anthony Crosland, Jo Grimond and Tony Benn. Tony Benn was the last MP elected in 1950 to leave Parliament
List of MPs elected in the 1950 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1950_United_Kingdom_general_election
Labour government, Wyn Ellis, along with the likes of former party leader Jo Grimond opposed the idea. For her final public election, she stood for the first
Nesta_Wyn_Ellis
demonstrating how it's possible for different social systems to live together." Jo Grimond (1913–1993) "for leading the way towards peaceful coexistence in his own
1973_Nobel_Peace_Prize
Student publication of the University of Oxford
Evelyn Waugh, Harold Acton, Graham Greene, John Betjeman, Michael Foot, Jo Grimond, Sylvia Plath, Sue Lloyd-Roberts, playwright Dennis Potter, Adrian Mitchell
The_Isis_Magazine
Retired British politician and businessman (born 1934)
for the Treasury In office June 1970 – 3 May 1979 Leader Jeremy Thorpe Jo Grimond (Acting) David Steel Preceded by Richard Wainwright Succeeded by Richard
John_Pardoe
Suburban development in London, England
glass artist, lived at 38 Gainsborough Road. Born in the 20th century Jo Grimond (1913–1993), Liberal politician, lived at 24 Priory Avenue. Alec Dickson
Bedford_Park,_London
1966. 1963–1968 Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent 1970–1990 Jo Grimond (later Baron Grimond) – see University of Kent at Canterbury Chancellor election
List of University of Kent people
List_of_University_of_Kent_people
Frontbench in the British Parliament of the Liberal Democrat Party
Jo Grimond Richard Wainwright James Davidson Unknown January 1967 Jeremy Thorpe June 1970 John Pardoe Russell Johnston 1975 David Steel May 1976 Jo Grimond
Liberal Democrat frontbench team
Liberal_Democrat_frontbench_team
UK parliamentary by-election
development that former leader Jo Grimond blamed in part on scandals surrounding incumbent Jeremy Thorpe's homosexuality. Grimond suggested that the result
1976 Coventry North West by-election
1976_Coventry_North_West_by-election
party Second party Third party Leader Hugh Gaitskell Harold Macmillan Jo Grimond Party Labour Conservative Liberal Leader since 14 December 1955 10 January
1959 United Kingdom general election in Wales
1959_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Wales
American baseball player. Johnnie Cowan, 80, American baseball player. Jo Grimond, 80, British politician. Přemysl Hajný, 67, Czechoslovak ice hockey player
Deaths_in_October_1993
Political ideology
Keynes, social reformer William Beveridge and former Liberal Party leader Jo Grimond. The single tax movement, developed in the 19th century by Henry George
Radical_centrism
Students' representative and chairman in the University Court
1963–1966: Brigadier Sir John Hunt 1966–1969: Frank George Thomson 1969–1972: Jo Grimond, M.P. 1972–1975: Michael Barratt 1975–1978: Iain Cuthbertson 1978–1981:
Rector of the University of Aberdeen
Rector_of_the_University_of_Aberdeen
Presentations initiated by John Bercow
were: Lord Morgan on James Callaghan, 19 January Lord Steel of Aikwood on Jo Grimond, 8 February Tristram Hunt on Harold Wilson, 7 March Lord Radice on Hugh
Speaker's_Lectures
English journalist
race; he was bloodied but mostly uninjured. At the beginning of 1966, Jo Grimond, an old friend and then leader of the UK Liberal Party, persuaded Oakeshott
Robert_Oakeshott
Federation. David Rhys Grenfell Member of the British House of Commons Jo Grimond Member of the British House of Commons, later leader of the British Liberal
Joint meetings of the Parliament of Australia
Joint_meetings_of_the_Parliament_of_Australia
First party Second party Third party Leader Harold Wilson Edward Heath Jo Grimond Party Labour Conservative Liberal Alliance Liberal Leader since 14 February
1966 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
1966_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland
these seats in 1945 to the party. Future Leader of the Liberal Party Jo Grimond entered Parliament in Orkney and Shetland, and would hold the seat until
1950 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
1950_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland
British politician (1920–2003)
and Jo Grimond. They were all critical; Kinnock thought him misguided as Britain had already suffered from centrist rule for thirty years and Grimond complained
Roy_Jenkins
1949 petition to the United Kingdom government for Scottish home rule parliament
Scottish seats could be said to support devolution, that one member being Jo Grimond, Liberal MP for Orkney and Shetland. The Scottish philosopher Herbert
Scottish_Covenant
English television presenter (1928–2022)
Academic offices Preceded by Jo Grimond Rector of the University of Aberdeen 1972–1975 Succeeded by Iain Cuthbertson
Michael Barratt (television presenter)
Michael_Barratt_(television_presenter)
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