William Perry (died 1948) was an Anglican priest. He was educated at the University of Aberdeen, he was ordained after a period of study at Edinburgh Theological College in 1894. He served curacies in Greenock and Edinburgh. He was Vice-Principal of Edinburgh Theological College from 1897 to 1899. He held incumbencies in Alloa, Stirling and Selkirk; and was Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen from 1910 to 1912. He was Principal of the College of the Scottish Episcopal Church from 1912 to 1929; a Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Edinburgh University from 1921 (until his death); Dean of Edinburgh and Rector of Colinton from 1929 to 1939; Rector of Buckland, Gloucestershire from 1939 to 1940; and Canon in Residence at Edinburgh Cathedral from 1940 to 1947. A prolific author, he died on 30 April 1948. Notes 1948 deaths Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Alumni of Edinburgh Theological College Scottish Episcopalian clergy Academics of the University of Edinburgh Provosts of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen Deans of Edinburgh Year of birth missing