1. Lewis Fry was a Quaker, lawyer, philanthropist and a Liberal and later Liberal and Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons in three spells between 1878 and 1900.
14 Facts About Lewis Fry
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Fry was the son of Joseph Fry and his wife Mary Anne Swaine and was a member of the Fry family known for their chocolate business.
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Lewis Fry was articled to a Quaker Solicitor, Joseph Bevan Braithwaite, who had trained his elder brother, Edward Fry.
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Lewis Fry was admitted in 1854 and practiced in Bristol until he entered Parliament.
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Lewis Fry was sworn a member of the Privy Council after the accession of King Edward VII on 24 January 1901 and was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Gloucestershire shortly thereafter.
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Lewis Fry served on Bristol Town Council from 1866 to 1884.
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When School Boards were introduced, Lewis Fry was elected the first Chair of the Bristol School Board.
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Lewis Fry drew up an influential scheme for religious education in elementary schools.
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Lewis Fry supported a number of Bristol public institutions: the School of Science and Art, the Museum and Library and the Evening Classes Association and the local branch of the Charities Organization Society.
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Lewis Fry was on the council of Clifton College and was President of the High School for Girls.
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Lewis Fry served on the council of the Law Society.
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Lewis Fry was the president of the Anchor Society in Bristol in 1868.
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Lewis Fry is considered to be an important figure in the creation and early development of the University of Bristol.
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Lewis Fry was the first chairman of the council of the University of Bristol.