and divorce, he married Carla, Contessa Roberti (later known as Lady Thorneycroft, DBE) in 1949. He had a son by his first wife and a daughter by his second wife. References Further reading Dell, Edmund. The Chancellors: A History of the Chancellors of the Exchequer, 1945-90 (HarperCollins, 1997) pp 223–41, covers his term as Chancellor. The Times, 6 June 1994 (obit) The Daily Telegraph, 6 June 1994 (obit) External links Brief biography and list of Thorneycroft documents held at Southampton University Review of Peter Thorneycroft biography by Stanley Crooks at Southampton University, October 2007 Publisher's blurb for the Crooks biography of Thorneycroft Two portraits of Peter Thorneycroft at the National Portrait Gallery, one being a photograph by Cecil Beaton |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1909 births 1994 deaths Chairmen of the Conservative Party (UK) Chancellors of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom Conservative Party (UK) life peers Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom People educated at Eton College Secretaries of State for Defence (UK) UK MPs 1935–1945 UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs who were granted peerages Life peers created by Elizabeth II Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich British barristers Presidents of the Board of Trade Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Stafford Ministers in the Churchill caretaker government, 1945 Ministers in the Eden government, 1955–1957 Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964 British Army personnel of World War II Royal Artillery officers