Background
Thorpe was the eldest son of Venerable (of an Archdeacon)
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Thorpe was the eldest son of Venerable (of an Archdeacon)
John Henry Thorpe, Archdeacon of Macclesfield. He trained as a barrister (later becoming Recorder of Blackburn) and entered the Commons in 1919 as a Member of Parliament for Manchester Rusholme.
31st United Kingdom Parliament. 32nd United Kingdom Parliament.