William John Parry, Bethesda,

A collection of papers by William John Parry, C.B.E., Bethesda:- 'The public record of Alderman W. J. Parry'; 'Adgofion Taith i Dde America'; 'Hanes Symudiadau Llenyddol Bethesda a'r Cylch'; 'Tanymarian'; 'Scheme of Leasehold Enfranchisement taking the Cefnfaes Estate as a basis, 1924'; and a copy of a letter to Isaac Edwards, Merthyr, 1926.

William John Parry (1842-1927), Labour leader and author, was born in Bethesda, Caernarvonshire. He was industrious in the field of politics throughout his life and proposed several measures which were largely ignored at the time as they were considered too revolutionary. Parry was a member of Caernarvonshire's first county council in 1889 and became its chairman in 1892-1893. He was also instrumental in establishing the North Wales Quarrymen's Union in 1874 and published many books relating to the quarries and their workers.

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Mr J. R. Morris; Caernarfon; Purchase; 1936

William John Parry (1842-1927), Labour leader and author, was born in Bethesda, Caernarvonshire. He was industrious in the field of politics throughout his life and proposed several measures which were largely ignored at the time as they were considered too revolutionary. Parry was a member of Caernarvonshire's first county council in 1889 and became its chairman in 1892-1893. He was also instrumental in establishing the North Wales Quarrymen's Union in 1874 and published many books relating to the quarries and their workers.

Title based on contents.

Preferred citation: NLW MS 10592C.

The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part XVIII, 231.

September 2008.

Description compiled by Bethan Ifans for the retrospective conversion project of NLW MSS. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume III (Aberystwyth, 1961);

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See also NLW MSS 10602-10610A, which contain ten addresses and essays by William John Parry, one of which is dated 1901.

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