Edward Victor David Parr
Edward Victor David Parr | |
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| Born | Template:Birth date Haslington, Cheshire, England |
| Died | April 2, 1947 (aged 76) Rusthall, Kent, England |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, businessman |
| Known for | Unofficial member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong; chairman of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation |
Edward Victor David Parr, JP (22 May 1870 – 2 April 1947) was a British entrepreneur who served as an unofficial member of both the Executive Council and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Biography
Born in Haslington, Cheshire, Parr arrived in Hong Kong in 1896 and subsequently worked across Shanghai, Japan, and India. He later returned to Hong Kong to lead several major corporations and acted as superintendent for P&O in 1916. In 1920, he was appointed chairman of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and maintained a position on its board until his departure from Hong Kong and resignation in 1924.
Parr was a prominent figure within the British commercial sector and received the title of Justice of the Peace in April 1915. The following year, he endorsed a petition calling for constitutional reforms aimed at increasing unofficial representation on Hong Kong’s Executive and Legislative Councils. Representing the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, he advocated for the removal of German traders after World War I and recommended escalating this matter to authorities in London.
On 13 May 1919, Parr was chosen to represent the Chamber of Commerce in the Legislative Council during Percy Holyoak’s absence, subsequently holding a seat until his resignation in 1923. In September 1920, he took on the role of unofficial member of the Executive Council while Ernest Sharp was on leave.
Additionally, Parr served on the Recreation Grounds Committee as a delegate from the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club and was appointed to the Authorized Architects' Committee.
He passed away in Rusthall, Kent.