Modern English biography

443 (1878). PARRY, JOHN (2 son of Thomas Sefton Parry, solicitor 52 Charlotte st. Portland place, London). _b._ London 1809; clerk in a ship broker’s office and in a bank; first acted at Leeds theatre 1827; appeared at Sheffield, Sunderland, and Pontefract 1827–33; acted at Victoria theatre, London under Glossop’s management 1833; appeared at most of the London houses; was good as Fag in farce of The three clerks; stage manager Victoria theatre 1838–9; stage manager of the Queen’s 1839–47. _Actors by gaslight 8 Sept. 1838 pp._ 161–2 _portrait_; _Theatrical times 3 July 1847 pp._ 201–2 _portrait_. PARRY, JOHN BILLINGSLEY (2 son of James Parry of Preston Montford hall, Salop). _b._ 1798; educ. Shrewsbury sch.; barrister L.I. 12 Nov. 1824; equity draftsman; Q.C. Feb. 1845; judge of county courts, circuit No. 36, Oxfordshire, March 1847, resigned Sept. 1874. _d._ Brighton 28 March 1876. PARRY, JOHN HAYDN (son of Dr. Joseph Parry of univ. coll. of South Wales, Cardiff). _b._ April 1864; musical instructor Harrow school; professor of London Guildhall school of music Sept. 1889 to death; composer of Gwen, a cantata produced by students of Guildhall school of music 1890; Cigarette, an opera, T.R. Cardiff 15 Aug. 1892, and Lyric theatre, London 7 Sept. 1892; Miami, a musical version of The green bushes, Princess’s theatre 16 Oct. 1893; O Lord abide with me, a song 1894. _d._ 87 Broadhurst gardens, West Hampstead, London 29 March 1894. _bur._ West Hampstead cemet. 2 April. PARRY, JOHN HUMFFREYS (son of John Humffreys Parry, Welsh antiquary 1786–1825). _b._ London 24 Jany. 1816; employed in the printed-book department of the British Museum, engaged on the new catalogue Jany. 1839 to June 1843; barrister M.T. 9 June 1843, bencher 15 Nov. 1878 to death; obtained a large criminal practice; sergeant-at-law 9 June 1856, obtained patent of precedence 9 Feb. 1864; largely employed in compensation cases; leader of the home circuit; retained in the trials of Manning 1849, Muller 1864, Overend and Gurney 1869, the Tichborne claimant 1873–4, and Whistler _v._ Ruskin Nov. 1878; a founder of the Complete suffrage association 1842; contested Norwich 30 July 1847 and Finsbury 30 March 1857; edited The National association gazette, No. 1–28, 1841–2. _d._ 56 Holland park, Kensington, London 10 Jany. 1880. _bur._ Woking cemet. 15 Jany. _M. William’s Leaves of a life_ (1891) 39, 50, 58, 90, 127, 141, 143, 181, 218; _Law Times lxviii_ 211 (1880); _I.L.N. lxxvi_ 85 (1880) _portrait_; _Graphic xxi_ 93 (1880) _portrait_. PARRY, JOHN ORLANDO (only son of John Parry 1776–1851). _b._ London 3 Jany. 1810; first appeared as a vocalist at Hanover sq. rooms, London 7 May 1830; sang at the Antient and Philharmonic concerts, and at musical festivals; pupil of Luigi Lablache at Naples 1833; sang at St. James’s theatre in a burletta The Sham prince 29 Sept. 1836, and in Charles Dickens’s Village Coquettes 6 Dec.; sang at concerts and in the provinces 1842–9; produced an entertainment by Albert Smith entitled Notes, vocal and instrumental, at the Store st. music hall, Bedford sq. London 25 June 1850, gave another entertainment there The portfolio for children of all ages 17 Aug. 1852 to Aug. 1853; was mentally deranged some time; organist at St. Jude’s church, Southsea; gave musical monologues with Mr. & Mrs. German Reed at Gallery of illustration, Regent st. London 1860–9; wrote his own entertainments and composed his own music; received prizes for songs from the Melodists’ club; his farewell benefit at Gaiety theatre 7 Feb. 1877 realised £1,300; lost his 40 years’ savings 1877; author of Ridiculous things: scraps and oddities 1854; composer of Wanted a governess, a song 1840; Charming Chloe Cole 1854; Don’t be too particular 1868; Take a bumper and try 1874; his name is attached to upwards of 50 compositions. _d._ at his daughter’s residence Pembroke lodge, East Molesey, Surrey 20 Feb. 1879. _bur._ East Molesey cemet. 25 Feb. _Theatrical times ii_ 201 (1847) _portrait_; _Dramatic and musical review ii_ 541–3 (1843); _Pascoe’s Dramatic List_ (1879) 253–5; _I.L.N. iv_ 389 (1844) _portrait_; _Illust. sporting news iv_ 657 (1865) _portrait_; _Illust. sp. and dr. news x_ 572, 574 (1879) _portrait_; _Life of Ignatz Moscheles i_ 289, _ii_ 10, 107 (1873). PARRY, LOUISA (3 dau. of Henry Hutton, rector of Beaumont, Essex). Author of The young christian’s Sunday evening or conversations on scripture history, the Old Testament 1836, Second series, on the Four gospels 1837, Third series, on the Acts of the Apostles 1840; _m._ 1824 Rev. Thomas Parry 1795–1870. PARRY, SIR LOVE PARRY JONES- (eld. son of Thomas Jones of Lwynen, Denbighshire, who took surname of Parry 1780). _b._ London 28 Nov. 1781; educ. Westminster sch.; elected to Trin. coll. Camb. 1799; gentleman commoner Ch. Ch. Oxf. 8 May 1799; B.A. 1803, M.A. 1811; student at Lincoln’s Inn 1802; ensign 105 foot April 1794; captain 112 foot 30 Oct. 1794, placed on h.p. June 1795; captain 81 foot 9 July 1803; major 90 foot 28 Aug. 1804, placed on h.p. 16 June 1808; major 103 foot 5 Sept. 1811; commanded a brigade on the Canadian frontier during the war 1812–4; major 6 garrison battalion 1 Sept. 1814, placed on h.p. 1814; L.G. 9 Nov. 1846; knighted 1835; K.H. 1836; M.P. Horsham 1806, re-elected 1807 but unseated on petition; M.P. Carnarvon 1835–37; contested Shrewsbury 30 June 1841; sheriff of Anglesey 1840; chairman of quarter sessions of Carnarvon many years. _d._ Madryn park, Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire 23 Jany. 1853. _bur._ in family vault, Llanbedrog church 1 Feb. PARRY, ROBERT. _b._ Carnarvon Feb. 1804; a lecturer in the Principality; a Welsh bard of great renown; known as Robyn Ddu Eryri; received grant of £100 from Royal Bounty fund; author of Awdl ar etholiad, Arglwydd Newborough yn aelod seneddawl dros Swydd Caernafon 1826; Teithiau a barddoniaeth Robyn Ddu Eryri