ry ▁( 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Conserv ative ▁politician . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁High ▁Wy com be , ▁F ry ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁High ▁Wy com be , ▁and ▁Wor c ester ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁ins urance ▁bro ker ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁ret ail ▁cl othing ▁business . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁coun c ill or ▁on ▁Buck ingham shire ▁County ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁F ry ▁cont ested ▁Not ting ham ▁North ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁Will es den ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Well ing borough ▁by - e lection . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Labour ' s ▁Paul ▁St inch com be ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 ▁votes . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁became ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁B ingo ▁Association , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁European ▁B ingo ▁Associ ations , ▁and ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Res p ons ibility ▁in ▁G amb ling ▁Trust . ▁ ▁F ry ▁was ▁interview ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Parliament ' s ▁or al ▁history ▁project . ▁ ▁F ry ▁died ▁on