Peter Fry
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Sir Peter Derek Fry (born 26 May 1931) is a British Conservative politician.
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 is now the Chairman of the Bingo Association trade organisation and is also a trustee of the Responsibility in Gambling Trust.
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- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
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Preceded by: Harry Howarth |
Member of Parliament for Wellingborough 1969–1997 |
Succeeded by: Paul Stinchcombe |
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