- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHugh Swynnerton Thomas
- Nicknames
- The Right Honourable.
- The Lord Thomas of Swynnerton.
- Hugh Thomas was born on October 21, 1931 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Standing Room Only (1978), A Capital Idea (1980) and Fighting the Blue (2005). He was married to Vanessa Jebb. He died on May 7, 2017 in London, England, UK.
- SpousesVanessa Jebb(1962 - 2017) (his death, 3 children)Vanessa Jebb(? - May 7, 2017) (his death, 3 children)
- Historian and writer. Was made a baron in 1981.
- British historian of the Spanish world, he was chairman of the Center for Policy Studies from 1979 to 1990. He was an adviser to one of its founders Margaret Thatcher. He was also a novelist.
- His wife is an artist. Sheis the daughter of Lord and Lady Gladwyn.
- Member of the Labour Party until 1974, member of the Conservative Party from 1981 to 1998 and then joined the Liberal Democrats in 1998 then later sat as a Crossbencher.
- Was then chairman of the neoliberal Centre for Policy Studies in London from 1979 to 1991.
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