Peter Fry

Sir Peter Fry
Sir Peter Fry
Member of Parliament ; for Wellingborough
	In office; 4 December 1969 – 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Harry Howarth
Succeeded by	Paul Stinchcombe
Personal details
Born	Peter Derek Fry; 26 May 1931; High Wycombe, England, UK
Died	12 May 2015 (aged 83)
Political party	Conservative (1953–2015)
Other political; affiliations	Labour (until 1951); Liberal (1951-53)
Spouse(s)	Helen, Lady Fry
Residence(s)	Wellingborough, England, UK
Alma mater	Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe; Worcester College, Oxford
Occupation	Member of Parliament

Sir Peter Derek Fry (26 May 1931 – 12 May 2015) was a British Conservative politician.

Born in High Wycombe, Fry was educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, and Worcester College, Oxford. He became an insurance broker and a director of the family retail clothing business. He served as a councillor on Buckinghamshire County Council from 1961.

Fry contested Nottingham North in 1964 and Willesden East in 1966. He was elected a Member of Parliament at the 1969 Wellingborough by-election. He represented the seat until 1997, when he lost to Labour's Paul Stinchcombe by a margin of 187 votes. He subsequently became the Chairman of the Bingo Association, Chairman of the Federation of European Bingo Associations, and a trustee of the Responsibility in Gambling Trust.

Fry was interviewed in 2012 as part of The History of Parliament's oral history project.^[3]^[4]

Fry died on 12 May 2015, aged 83.^[5]

References

^ Peter Fry MP on race, discrimination and Wellingborough / interviewed by Paul Crofts.
^ Peter Fry MP on race, discrimination and Wellingborough / interviewed by Paul Crofts.
^ "Oral history: FRY, Peter (1931-2015)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ "Sir Peter Fry interviewed by Jessica Wilkins". British Library Sound Archive. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^ Notice of death: Sir Peter Derek FRY, announcements.telegraph.co.uk; accessed 15 May 2015.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Harry Howarth	Member of Parliament for Wellingborough 1969–1997	Succeeded by Paul Stinchcombe

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