ry ▁( 1 7 8 6 - 1 8 7 6 ), ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Mary ▁Stanley ▁( 1 7 9 9 - 1 8 6 8 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁Stanley . ▁ ▁Business ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁art ic led ▁cl erk ▁to ▁Charles ▁Kirk ▁the ▁elder ▁( 1 7 9 1 - 1 8 4 7 ), ▁architect , ▁of ▁S leaf ord , ▁responsible ▁for ▁many ▁new ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁The ▁men ▁became ▁partners , ▁their ▁firm ▁being ▁called ▁Kirk ▁and ▁Par ry . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁Par ry ▁married ▁Kirk ' s ▁daughter , ▁Henri etta ▁Kirk . ▁After ▁Kirk ' s ▁death , ▁his ▁son , ▁Charles ▁replaced ▁him ▁as ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁business . ▁ ▁Par ry ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁propriet or ▁of ▁the ▁col li ery ▁in ▁Stra ff ord , ▁near ▁Bar ns ley , ▁York shire . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁career ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Boston ▁in ▁Lincoln shire , ▁but ▁an ▁election ▁pet ition ▁was ▁lod ged ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁over turn ed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁Me ab urn ▁Stan il and . ▁ ▁Stan il and ▁res igned ▁from