John Parry (bishop)
John Parry (died 1677) was Bishop of Ossory in the Church of Ireland from 1672 until his death.
Life
Parry, the son of Edward Parry (Bishop of Killaloe) and Miss Price was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. His siblings were Benjamin Parry who succeeded him as Bishop of Ossory; Edward Parry; Robert Parry; Mary Parry who married John Bulkeley; and Elinor Parry who was a love and correspondent of John Locke and later married Richard Hawkshaw. After moving to the University of Oxford, John Parry became a Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford in 1653, obtaining his MA in the same year. After being ordained, Parry became rector of Hope, Flintshire in 1660; his brother Benjamin succeeded him in this post in 1666. He was one of the chaplains of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, and on his return to Ireland obtained his BD and DD degrees from Trinity College, Dublin in 1661 and 1662 respectively. He was also appointed treasurer of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin in 1661, prebendary of Bugthorpe, Yorkshire in 1662 and rector of St John of Jerusalem in the Diocese of Cork. He became Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin and precentor of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, through the influence of Ormonde. He held these positions until his death. He was consecrated as Bishop of Ossory in 1672, and also appointed as rector of Llaniestyn, Anglesey. He was highly regarded as a bishop, helping to restore the cathedral and install new bells. John Parry married Constance Kennedy, the daughter of Richard Kennedy.
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John Parry (1724–1797)
John Parry (22 September 1724 – 26 October 1797), was a British Member of Parliament. He sat as a Member of Parliament for Carnarvonshire from 1780 to 1790.
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John Parry (Mormon)
John Parry Sr. (February 10, 1789 – January 13, 1868) was an early Welsh convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was the first musical conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Parry was born in Newmarket (now known as Trelawnyd), Flintshire, in north-east Wales. Prior to his conversion to Mormonism, Parry was a Campbellite minister and was the leader of a church in Newmarket called "John Parry's Association", which was fashioned after the teachings of Alexander Campbell. In 1846, Parry and his wife Mary Williams were baptized by Mormon missionaries. About the Parrys, one commentator has stated that they were "in all likelihood the most distinguished of the Welsh to join the Church up to that time, and [their conversion] caused great excitement among other Welsh Mormons".
In 1849, Parry and about 100 Welsh Mormons sailed from Liverpool to America. Upon arriving in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on May 17, 1849 Mary Parry died of cholera. Parry continued the Mormon pioneer journey to Utah Territory and arrived later in 1849.
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