Sir John Perring, 1st Baronet (26 April 1765 – 30 January 1831), FSA, of Membland in the parish of Holbeton, Devon, was a Member of Parliament and served as Lord Mayor of London in 1803.[1] He was a commissioner for exchequer bills[1] and senior partner of the banking firm John Perring, Shaw, Barber & Co., which having suffered in the Panic of 1825, resulted in Perring losing his estates.[1] On 3 October 1808 he was created a baronet, first of the Perring baronets of Membland, Devon.[1]