Stan Thorne

Stanley George Thorne (22 July 1918 – 26 November 2007) was a British Labour Party politician.

Early life

Stan Thorne was born in 1918 to a dressmaker and a postman, in

University of Bolton.^[1]

Parliamentary career

After contesting

Preston South from February 1974 to 1983, and, after boundary changes, for Preston from 1983 until his retirement in 1987. His successor was Audrey Wise.^[1]

Personal life

Stan Thorne married Esme` Florence Grant in 1944 and together they had a daughter Barbara Joan Thorne born 1945, a son Steven Kilm Thorne born 1947 and in 1948, a second daughter Lynda Margaret Thorne was born. They divorced a few years later.

In 1952 Stan Married Catherine Rand and together had one son and one daughter.[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Roth, Andrew (28 November 2007). "Stan Thorne". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Stanley Thorne". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1983

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Stanley Thorne

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alan Green	Preston South February 1974 – 1983	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Preston 1983 – 1987	Succeeded by Audrey Wise

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[guardian-1] Roth, Andrew (28 November 2007). "Stan Thorne". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[2] "Stanley Thorne". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

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