Background
Parry was probably the son of Henry Parry, Bishop of Worcester and matriculated at Merton College, Oxford on 14 March 1617 aged 16.
Parry was probably the son of Henry Parry, Bishop of Worcester and matriculated at Merton College, Oxford on 14 March 1617 aged 16.
Merton College; Magdalene College.
He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1616 and was awarded Bachelor at Oxford in 1619. He became a Fellow at Cambridge in 1619 and was awarded LLd from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1628. He was admitted advocate on 3 November 1628 and became Recorder of Exeter.
Parry supported King Charles I and was knighted on 12 May 1644.
He was disabled from Parliament in the same year.
Short Parliament]
In April 1640, Parry was elected Member of Parliament for Street Mawes for the Short Parliament and was returned in November for the Long Parliament.