Peter Fry

Sir Peter Fry
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)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative (1953–present)
Other political affiliations	Labour (until 1951)[1] Liberal (1951-53)[2]
Spouse(s)	Helen, Lady Fry
Residence	Wellingborough, England, UK
Alma mater	Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Worcester College, Oxford
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Religion	Christian

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

1. Peter Fry MP on race, discrimination and Wellingborough / interviewed by Paul Crofts.
2. Peter Fry MP on race, discrimination and Wellingborough / interviewed by Paul Crofts.
3. 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