Sir William George Perring (17 March 1866 – 24 August 1937) was a British

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politician. A member of Paddington Borough Council, he served as

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of Paddington from 1911 to 1912. He was first elected to the

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at the 1918 general election as

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(MP) for Paddington North, when he stood as a

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(a holder of the "

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" issued to supporters of the coalition government led by

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"). He was re-elected at the next three elections, and retired from the

at the 1929 general election. Perring laid the foundation stone for the Porchester Centre in

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in 1923, and opened the building in 1925. He also bequeathed a sculpture, ''The Reading Girl'', which remains part of the entrance hall in this

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listed building. He died on 24 August 1937, aged 71.

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* 1866 births 1937 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1918–1922 UK MPs 1922–1923 UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 Members of Paddington Metropolitan Borough Council Mayors of places in Greater London {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1860s-stub