Edward Abbott Parry

Sir Edward Abbott Parry (portrayed in 1927 in a bookplate designed for him)

Edward Abbott Parry (1863–1943) was an English judge and dramatist.

Parry was born in London, the second son of John Humffreys Parry, a barrister.[1][2] Parry himself studied at the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar in 1885. He was Judge of Manchester County Court 1894-1911[3] and became Judge of Lambeth County Court in 1911. He wrote several plays and books for children.[4] He was appointed to sit on a Pensions Appeal Tribunal in the summer of 1917, which dealt with appeals against governmental decisions on military pensions, and later published a book on War Pensions: Past and Present, co-authored with Sir Alfred Codrington, another member of the Tribunal.[5]

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References

  1.  Foster, Joseph (1885). "Parry, Edward Abbott". Men-at-the-Bar (second ed.). London: Hazell, Watson, and Viney. p. 353.
  2. http://www.recyclegen.com/archives/montg_coll/abc/abbott.htm
  3. Resident of Burlington Road, Withington--Lejeune, C. A. (1964) Thank You for Having Me. London: Hutchinson; p. 36
  4. The Green Room Book, and Who's Who on the Stage. 1907
  5. Digitised copy

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