Samuel Fryar | |
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In office 1933–1938 | |
Constituency | West Down |
Personal details | |
Born | Banbridge, County Down, Ireland | 4 February 1863
Died | 4 October 1938 Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland | (aged 75)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Profession | Solicitor |
Samuel Fryar (4 February 1863 – 4 October 1938) was an Irish solicitor, councillor and politician from Northern Ireland.
Samuel Fryar was born on 4 February 1863 at Banbridge, County Down in Ireland, to parents James Fryar and his wife Jane née Hamilton. [1] He was educated at Banbridge Academy and Queen’s College, Galway, as a solicitor. [2] He married Letitia Elizabeth Card née Sterling in 1893 and together they had two children. [3]
In 1887, Fryar went into partnership with John Fawcett Gordon and opened a legal firm on Bridge Street called, Fryar and Gordon Solicitors. [4] The firm operated under that name for nearly 100 years. [5]
Fryar was a member of the Banbridge Urban District Council from 1894 to 1938. He was also a Solicitor to Banbridge Board of Guardians, Banbridge Rural District Council, and Tandragee Rural District Council. This included four years as Chairman of Banbridge Urban District Council. [2]
In 1933, Fryar, an Ulster Unionist member sat for the general election of 1933 and defeated the Independent Unionist representative, James Finnery. [6] [7] Fryar remained a Member of Parliament until the general election of 1938, when he retired. [2] Fryar died shortly after his retirement; on 4 October 1938, aged 75. [2] His son, William Leonard Fryar, was awarded the British Victory Medal and the British War Medal for service during World War I. [8]
Samuel Fryar | |
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In office 1933–1938 | |
Constituency | West Down |
Personal details | |
Born | Banbridge, County Down, Ireland | 4 February 1863
Died | 4 October 1938 Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland | (aged 75)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Ulster Unionist |
Profession | Solicitor |
Samuel Fryar (4 February 1863 – 4 October 1938) was an Irish solicitor, councillor and politician from Northern Ireland.
Samuel Fryar was born on 4 February 1863 at Banbridge, County Down in Ireland, to parents James Fryar and his wife Jane née Hamilton. [1] He was educated at Banbridge Academy and Queen’s College, Galway, as a solicitor. [2] He married Letitia Elizabeth Card née Sterling in 1893 and together they had two children. [3]
In 1887, Fryar went into partnership with John Fawcett Gordon and opened a legal firm on Bridge Street called, Fryar and Gordon Solicitors. [4] The firm operated under that name for nearly 100 years. [5]
Fryar was a member of the Banbridge Urban District Council from 1894 to 1938. He was also a Solicitor to Banbridge Board of Guardians, Banbridge Rural District Council, and Tandragee Rural District Council. This included four years as Chairman of Banbridge Urban District Council. [2]
In 1933, Fryar, an Ulster Unionist member sat for the general election of 1933 and defeated the Independent Unionist representative, James Finnery. [6] [7] Fryar remained a Member of Parliament until the general election of 1938, when he retired. [2] Fryar died shortly after his retirement; on 4 October 1938, aged 75. [2] His son, William Leonard Fryar, was awarded the British Victory Medal and the British War Medal for service during World War I. [8]