Peter Fry

For the British historian and author, see Plantagenet Somerset 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 (1931-05-26)26 May 1931 High Wycombe, England, UK
Died
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative (1953–present)
Other political affiliations	Labour (until 1951) Liberal (1951-53)
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.

Sources

• Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Peter Fry

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Harry Howarth	Member of Parliament for Wellingborough 1969–1997	Succeeded by Paul Stinchcombe