William John Parry,

A typescript copy (8 pp.) of 'The Public Record of Alderman W. J. Parry, C.B.E. [of Bethesda, Caernarvonshire]', signed by Wm. Jno. Parry, 25 February, 1925; and 'Hanes fy Mywyd a'm Gwaith' by W. J. Parry, the introduction ('rhagdraeth') and chapters I-XXXII (pp. 1-149) being in the form of an offprint from Y Cronicl (Conwy), 1908-10, with copious revisions in the hand of the author, and chapters XXXIII-XL (65 pp.) being the transcript copy published in Cymru, 1923. Chapters I-XXXII were also published, with omissions and revisions, in Cymru, 1912-13, and an additional chapter appeared in Cymru, 1924.

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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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 11023C.

The description is also available in Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Part XX, 291-2.

December 2008.

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

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For another copy of 'The Public Record of Alderman W. J. Parry ...', see NLW MS 10592C.

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