Robert Perks
Sir Robert William Perks, 1st Baronet (24 April 1849 - 30 November 1934) was a British Liberal politician.
He was educated at Kingswood School, and at King's College London (1867–71). He then qualified as a solicitor, and became a partner of Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton.[1] He was elected to Parliament at the 1892 general election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Louth. He was made a baronet in 1908, and retired from Parliament at the 1910 general election.
His son succeeded him to the baronetcy. His daughter, Edith Mary, married Sir Bertram Allen in 1908.
References
- ^ "PERKS, Robert William". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1386.
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