Henry Wynn Parry
Sir Henry Wynn Parry | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 1946–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Lionel Cohen |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | Kit Wynn Parry |
| Occupation | Judge |
Sir Henry Wynn Parry (1899–1964) was a British barrister and High Court judge, who sat in the Chancery Division of the High Court from 1946 to 1960.[1]
Biography[edit]
The son of the Glasgow surgeon Robert Henry Parry FRCSE and the grandson of Sir William Lorimer, Henry Wynn Parry was educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford (BA, BCL). During the First World War, he saw service with the Worcestershire Regiment.
He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1922, and was a pupil to Lionel Cohen (afterward Lord Cohen).
Sir Henry Wynn Parry served as a judge of the High Court, serving in the Chancery Division from 1946 until 1960. He stepped down on the grounds of ill health and died a few years later.[2]
By convention Sir Henry's double surname was hyphenated for judicial office. So as a judge he was known as Mr Justice Wynn-Parry (or Wynn-Parry J) with a hyphen.
Notable judicial decision[edit]
Notable decisions of Wynn-Parry J included:
- In re Earl Leven, Inland Revenue Comrs v Williams Deacon's Bank Ltd [1954] 1 WLR 1228
Wynn-Parry Commission[edit]
Sir Henry was the Chair of a Commission of Inquiry set up on 11 May 1962[3] to investigate the causes of the political disturbances in Guyana which took place on 16 February 1962, popularly known in Guyanese history as "Black Friday".[4]
Family[edit]
Sir Henry was father to the noted rheumatologist, Christopher "Kit" Wynn Parry MBE (1924 - 2015).[5]
Arms[edit]
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Footnotes[edit]
- ^ "Sir Henry Wynn Parry". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Sir Henry Wynn Parry". The British newspaper archive. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Volume 659". Hansard. 8 May 1962. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Georgetown, Guiana – The Riots of February 1962". Naval Historical Society of Australia. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Obituary: Kit Wynn Parry". The Guardian. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Nb18 Wynn-Parry, H". Baz Manning. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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