John Parry

Welsh editor, publisher, Methodist minister and grammarian
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroWelsh editor, publisher, Methodist minister and grammarian
PlacesWales
isEditor Publisher Minister Grammarian
Work fieldBusiness Journalism Literature Religion
Gender
Male
The details

Biography

John Parry may refer to:

Musicians

  • John Parry (Bardd Alaw) (1776–1851), Welsh harpist and composer, and father of John Orlando Parry
  • John Parry (harpist) (c1710–1782), celebrated blind harpist from Wales
  • John Parry (Mormon) (1789–1868), early Welsh convert to Mormonism and first conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  • John Orlando Parry (1810–1879), Welsh singer-pianist and comedian, and son of John Parry (Bardd Alaw)
  • John Parry, member of Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

Politicians

  • John Parry (1518-1584), MP for Carmarthen Boroughs (UK Parliament constituency)
  • John Parry (1724–1797), Welsh Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire 1780–90
  • John Edmund Parry (born 1946), member of the Canadian House of Commons, 1984–1988

Sports

  • John Parry (American football official) (born 1965), National Football League game official since 2000
  • John Parry (golfer) (born 1986), English professional golfer

Others

  • John Parry (bishop) (died 1677), Bishop of Ossory 1672–1677
  • John Humffreys Parry (antiquary) (1786–1825), Welsh barrister and antiquarian
  • John Parry (editor) (1812-1817) Welsh editor of the Encyclopaedia Cambrensis
  • John Humffreys Parry (1816–1880), English barrister and serjeant-at-law, son of the antiquary
  • J. H. Parry, maritime historian
  • Stanislaus Grumman, or Colonel John Parry, a fictional character from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy

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