Edward Abbott Parry, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edward Abbott Parry

English judge and dramatist

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1863

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1943

Profession: judge, writer, playwright, barrister, children's writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Edward Abbott Parry

  • Sir Edward Abbott Parry (2 October 1863 – 1 December 1943) was a British judge and dramatist.Parry was born in London into a prominent Welsh family, the second son of barrister John Humffreys Parry and grandson of antiquary John Humffreys Parry, a leader of the Welsh literature movement in the early 19th century.
  • His great-uncle Thomas Parry was bishop of Barbados and his great-grandfather Edward Parry was Rector of Llanferres, Denbighshire.Parry himself studied at the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar in 1885.
  • He was Judge of Manchester County Court 1894-1911 and became Judge of Lambeth County Court in 1911.
  • He wrote several plays and books for children.
  • He was appointed to sit on a Pensions Appeal Tribunal in the summer of 1917, which dealt with appeals against governmental decisions on military pensions, and later published a book on War Pensions: Past and Present, co-authored with Sir Alfred Codrington, another member of the Tribunal.He died in Sevenoaks, Kent, aged 80.Beyond the stark details of this curriculum vitae, much can be learnt about Parry as a man from his autobiography.
  • To cite one anecdote, he took a summer holiday, probably in 1895 or 1896, in the tiny village of Rhoscolyn on Anglesey and became a great friend of the Revd.
  • John Hopkins, the Rector.
  • When Hopkins died in 1901, Parry was instrumental (with others) in erecting a fine copper memorial tablet in the church.
  • He also published an appreciation in the Cornhill Magazine.
  • The obvious mutual empathy and warmth of the friendship between two men of such different backgrounds is a credit to both: the London-educated judge, son of a barrister and the iron miner (before his ordination) and son of a Merthyr publican, fined for selling beer during the time of divine service.

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