Stanley Evan Parry OBE (23 November 1895 – 23 June 1973) was an Australian politician.

He was born at Ashfield to master builder William Evan Parry and Bessie Locke. He attended Gordon Public School and became a builder before serving in World War I with the 1st Field Engineers. He was discharged due to shellshock in 1916 and returned to the building trade. On 26 May 1917 he married Gladys Victoria Green; they had two children. From 1928 to 1947 he was a Canterbury alderman, serving as mayor from 1932 to 1947, and from 1940 to 1952 he was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1963. Parry died at Petersham in 1973.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Mr Stanley Evan Parry (1895-1973)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

 

Civic offices Preceded byGeorge Harold Bramston Mayor of Canterbury 1932 – 1947 Succeeded byHarold McPherson Government offices Preceded byHarry Gardiner Chairman of the Sydney County Council 1939 – 1940 Succeeded byErnest Tresidder Preceded byErnest Tresidder Chairman of the Sydney County Council 1941 – 1942 Succeeded byWilliam Neville Harding Preceded byWilliam Neville Harding Chairman of the Sydney County Council 1943 – 1945 Succeeded byArthur McElhone
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