Theodore Fry
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Sir Theodore Fry, 1st Baronet (1 May 1836 – 5 February 1912) was an English Liberal Party politician.
He was elected at the 1880 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington, and held the seat until the 1895 general election.
The grandson of Joseph Storrs Fry, he married Sophia Pease (1837–1897), a philanthropist and political activist and granddaughter of the railway pioneer Edward Pease[1].
He was made a baronet in 1894, of Woodburn in the County of Durham.
He was mayor of Darlington 1877 - 1878[2].
He died 5 February 1912 at his residence, Beechhanger Court, Caterham in his 77th year[3].
[edit] References
- Historical list of MPs: D
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Baronetage page.
- ^ ODNB article by Linda Walker, ‘Fry , Sophia, Lady Fry (1837–1897)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], accessed 13 Sept 2007
- ^ Portrait of Theodore Fry with mayoral chain of office.
- ^ Times Obituary 6 February 1912.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Edmund Backhouse |
Member of Parliament for Darlington 1880–1895 |
Succeeded by Arthur Pease |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by (new creation) |
Baronet (of Woodburn) 1894–1912 |
Succeeded by John Pease Fry |
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