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 1948 until 1960.[1]

Sir Henry Wynn Parry
High Court judge
In office 1948–1960
Personal details
Nationality	British
Children	Kit Wynn Parry
Occupation	Judge

Judicial career

Sir Henry Wynn Parry served as a judge of the High Court, serving in the Chancery division for just under 12 years from 1948 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]

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. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
5. "Obituary: Kit Wynn Parry". The Guardian. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2020.