Peter Fry
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Sir Peter Fry | |
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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–present) |
Other political affiliations | Labour (until 1951)[1] Liberal (1951-53)[2] |
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 Party 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 died on 12 May 2015, aged 83.[3]
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.
- ^ Notice of death: Sir Peter Derek FRY, announcements.telegraph.co.uk; accessed 15 May 2015.
Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Peter Fry
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