George Parry (MP)
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Sir George Parry was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England
from 1640 to 1644.
Parry was probably the son of Henry Parry, Bishop of Worcester and matriculated at Merton College, Oxford
on 14 March 1617 aged 16. He was admitted at the Inner Temple
in 1616 and was awarded BA at Oxford in 1619. He became a Fellow at Cambridge in 1619 and was awarded LLd from Magdalene College, Cambridge
in 1628. He was admitted advocate on 3 November 1628 and became Recorder of Exeter.
In April 1640, Parry was elected Member of Parliament
for St Mawes
for the Short Parliament
and was returned in November for the Long Parliament
. Parry supported King Charles I and was knighted on 12 May 1644. He was disabled from Parliament in the same year.
Parry later lived in the City of London and died around 1670, as administration was then granted to his son Suetonius.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1640 to 1644.
Parry was probably the son of Henry Parry, Bishop of Worcester and matriculated at Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
on 14 March 1617 aged 16. He was admitted at the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
in 1616 and was awarded BA at Oxford in 1619. He became a Fellow at Cambridge in 1619 and was awarded LLd from Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene...
in 1628. He was admitted advocate on 3 November 1628 and became Recorder of Exeter.
In April 1640, Parry was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for St Mawes
St Mawes (UK Parliament constituency)
St Mawes was a rotten borough in Cornwall. It returned two Members of Parliament ) to the House of Commons of England from 1562 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until it was abolished by the Great Reform Act in...
for the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
and was returned in November for the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
. Parry supported King Charles I and was knighted on 12 May 1644. He was disabled from Parliament in the same year.
Parry later lived in the City of London and died around 1670, as administration was then granted to his son Suetonius.