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Jo Grimond
b.29 Jul 1913
d.24 Oct 1993
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Name Jo Grimond
Gender Male
Birth[1] 29 Jul 1913
Marriage to Hon Laura Miranda Bonham Carter
Death[1] 24 Oct 1993
Reference Number Q335812 (Wikidata)


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Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, (; 29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993), known as Jo Grimond, was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party for eleven years from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976.

Grimond was a long-term supporter of Scottish home rule; and, during his leadership, he successfully argued that the Liberal Party support the abolition of Britain's nuclear arsenal.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Jo Grimond, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.