Lionel Parry Explained

Lionel Walpole Parry [1] (1883–1954) was an Anglican priest[2] and educator.[3] Parry was the son of Henry Parry, Bishop of Perth 1876–93. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and ordained in 1908. After a curacy in Lowestoft he went as a teacher at Guildford Grammar School, Perth. He was briefly Principal of St John's Theological College, Perth (1920-22)[4] and then in 1923 he became Headmaster of Christ Church Grammar School, Perth;[5] and in 1940 Archdeacon of Perth, WA. He retired in 1953.

Notes and References

  1. http://worldcat.org/identities/np-parry,%20lionel%20walpole/ World Cat
  2. http://www.thepeerage.com/p7317.htm#i73168 thePeerage.com
  3. https://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/ob-newsletter/westpac-claremont-branch-history CCGS
  4. Web site: The Daily News: "Canon L.W. Parry", 26 November 1929, p 2, via Trove. Daily News . 26 November 1929 . 24 March 2021.
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929 p987: Oxford: OUP, 1929