Albert William Parry (15 October 1874''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 18 September 1950) was a Welsh clergyman who served as the eighth Dean of St David's between 1940 and 1949 and

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of ''Y Llan and Church News'', the newspaper of the

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. He was born in Carmel, Flintshire, Wales, and educated at

St David's College, Lampeter University of Wales, Lampeter ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) was a university in Lampeter, Wales. Founded in 1822, and incorporated by royal charter in 1828, it was the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, with limited ...

and St Michael's Theological College, Llandaff. He was

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of St John's Church,

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and then lecturer, tutor and finally professor of education at

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. From 1908 until his accession to the deanery in 1940 he was principal of

Trinity College, Carmarthen Trinity University College ( cy, Coleg Prifysgol y Drindod) was a Church University College in Carmarthen, Wales. The institution was founded in 1848 as the South Wales and Monmouthshire Training College, a teacher-training college. It change ...

. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP,1947 During this time he was also a

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to the Forces attached to the South Wales Infantry Brigade. He died in Haverfordwest,

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, Wales.''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995''

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* * 1874 births 1950 deaths People associated with Trinity University College Welsh Anglicans Deans of St Davids Welsh military chaplains World War II chaplains {{Christian-clergy-stub