Henry Wynn Parry

Sir Henry Wynn Parry (1899-1964) was a judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales, from 1946 until 1960.[1]

Sir Henry Wynn Parry
Justice of the High Court
In office
1946–1960
Preceded bySir Lionel Cohen
Personal details
NationalityBritish
ChildrenKit Wynn Parry
OccupationJudge

Judicial career

Sir Henry Wynn Parry served as a judge of the High Court, serving in the Chancery Division from 1946 until 1960. He stepped down on the grounds of ill health, and died a few years later.[2]

By convention Sir Henry's double surname was hyphenated for judicial office. So as a judge he was known as Mr Justice Wynn-Parry (or Wynn-Parry J) with a hyphen.

Notable judicial decision

Notable decisions of Wynn-Parry J included:

  • In re Earl Leven, Inland Revenue Comrs v Williams Deacon's Bank Ltd [1954] 1 WLR 1228

Wynn-Parry Commission

Sir Henry was the Chair of a Commission of Inquiry set up on 11 May 1962[3] to investigate the causes of the political disturbances in Guyana which took place on 16 February 1962, popularly known in Guyanese history as "Black Friday".[4]

Family

Sir Henry was father to the noted rheumatologist, Christopher "Kit" Wynn Parry MBE (1924 - 2015).[5]

Arms
Coat of arms of Henry Wynn Parry
Motto
Vince Fide [6]

Footnotes
  1. "Sir Henry Wynn Parry". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. "Sir Henry Wynn Parry". The British newspaper archive. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. "Volume 659". Hansard. 8 May 1962. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. "Georgetown, Guiana – The Riots of February 1962". Naval Historical Society of Australia. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. "Obituary: Kit Wynn Parry". The Guardian. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. "Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Nb18 Wynn-Parry, H". Baz Manning. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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