Albert Fry

Albert Fry

Albert Fry (1830?–1903) was a businessman and a member of the influential Fry family. Fry was the owner of the Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works Company Ltd which he acquired in 1851. [ [http://people.bath.ac.uk/ensegb/wag.htm Bristol Wagon & Carriage Works ] ] He was important in the development of the drainage plow. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10010?_fromAuth=1]

Today his name is associated with the University of Bristol because of his influence in the founding of the organization. One of the towers of a University building is known as the Fry tower. [ [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:sUDz4UuSSuYJ:www.bristol.ac.uk/is/about/what/libraries/libraryhistory-lee.doc+Albert+Fry+university+of+bristol&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=uk 403 Forbidden ] ]

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