John Parry Sr. (February 10, 1789 – January 13, 1868) was an early Welsh convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was the first musical conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. In 1849, Parry and about 100 Welsh Mormons sailed from Liverpool to America. Upon arriving in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on May 17, 1849 Mary Parry died of cholera. Parry continued the Mormon pioneer journey to Utah Territory and arrived later in 1849. Parry died in Salt Lake City and was buried there. Edwin F. Parry, a son of John Parry, was a Mormon hymnwriter.