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Sir Robert William Perks (1849–1934) of the Metropolitan District Railway
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.
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