Researching Leslie Parr
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7482 people with the Parr surname? In that year Parr was ranked number 547 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Leslie Parr on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leslie Parr and the Parr Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 9476 people with the Parr surname in the UK? Parr is now ranked number 617 for popularity in the UK. |
Parr Family Tree Databases
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Parr Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Parr surname in the USA? Parr is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Leslie Parr. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leslie Parr
Leslie Parr
Dr Leslie James Albert Parr (15 June 1897 – 3 December 1956) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1951 until his death. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
Parr was born in Rockdale, New South Wales, attending Sydney Boys High School in 1910–14. He was the son of a draper and graduated from the medical faculty of the University of Sydney. He initially worked as a general practitioner but then specialized in Rheumatology and was the foundation president of the Australian Rheumatology Association. During World War Two he served with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps and reached the rank of Major. Following the war he joined the Liberal Party and was elected the state president. After an unsuccessful attempt to win the seat of Dulwich Hill at the 1950 state election. Parr was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Liberal member for the seat of Burwood at the 1951 by-election caused by the death of the sitting Liberal member Gordon Jackett. He retained the seat at the next election but died as the sitting member in 1956. He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.
On his death Parr endowed the Parr Rheumatic Prize (now known as the Triennial Parr Prize in Rheumatology) which is awarded every three years by the Australian Rheumatology Association for an important contribution to rheumatology research.
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