Sir Theodore Fry, 1st Baronet (1 May 1836 – 5 February 1912) was an English businessman and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1895.
"Not a Small Fry", caricature by Spy in Vanity Fair, 1909.
He was the son of Francis Fry, of Bristol, and his wife Matilda Penrose, daughter of Daniel Penrose and was educated at Bristol. Fry was active in business in the North East, as director of the Bearpark Coal and Coke Co; director of Shildon and Weardale Waterworks, and head of Fry Janson and Co, iron manufacturers of Darlington.[1] He was mayor of Darlington 1877–1878.[2]
Fry died at the age of 76 at his residence, Beechhanger Court, Caterham.[5]
Familyedit
Fry married Sophia Pease (1837–1897), a philanthropist and political activist and granddaughter of the railway pioneer Edward Pease.[6] After her death, he married Florence Bates in 1902.[5]
Referencesedit
^Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
^Portrait of Theodore Fry with mayoral chain of office.
^ ab"Times Obituary 6 February 1912". from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2007.
^Walker, Linda. "Fry , Sophia, Lady Fry (1837–1897)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/56104. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Theodore Fry, Bt
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