Charles de Courcy Parry
Charles de Courcy Parry CBE was a British police officer who served as Chief Constable of the Cumberland and Westmorland Constabulary from 16 July 1902 to 1920 and on 1 April 1927 was appointed His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary for Wales.
Parry was the youngest son of Captain F. J. Parry, who had also served as HM Inspector of Constabulary and was previously chief constable of Nottingham City Police and Derbyshire Constabulary. Before joining Cumberland and Westmorland, Parry had served in his father's Derbyshire force, Bristol City Constabulary and Monmouthshire Constabulary, before being appointed deputy chief constable of Kent County Constabulary in 1899 and then chief constable of Bath City Police on 16 March 1900.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1918 Birthday Honours and Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1920 civilian war honours.
He married Gwendoline Mary Wilkinson at Risca on 11 September 1895.