About Stanley Parry
Lived 1895 – 1973 (aged 77). Stanley Parry was a politician.
Stanley Evan Parry (23 November 1895 – 23 June 1973) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Ashfield to master builder William Evan Parry and Bessie Locke. He attended Gordon Public School and became a builder before serving in World War I with the 1st Field Engineers. He was discharged due to shellshock in 1916 and returned to the building trade. On 26 May 1917 he married Gladys Victoria Green; they had two children. From 1928 to 1947 he was a Canterbury alderman, serving as mayor from 1932 to 1947, and from 1940 to 1952 he was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1963. Parry died at Petersham in 1973.
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Who was Stanley Parry?
Australian politician
When was Stanley Parry born?
Stanley Parry was born on 23 November 1895.
When did Stanley Parry die?
Stanley Parry died on 23 June 1973.
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Stanley Parry was a politician.
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