William Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick

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William Hale John Charles Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick KP PC (17 January 1840–8 August 1896) was an Irish peer.

He was the son of the 2nd Earl of Limerick and on 28 August 1862, he married his cousin, Caroline Maria Gray and they had one son, William. On the death of his father in 1866, he became Earl of Limerick. Caroline died on 24 January 1877 and on 20 October of that year, Lord Limerick married Isabella Colquhoun and they had son, Edmund.

Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Hothfield	Lord-in-Waiting 1886–1889	Succeeded by The Earl of Romney
Preceded by The Earl of Kintore	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords 1889–1892	Succeeded by The Lord Kensington
Preceded by The Lord Kensington	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords 1895–1896	Succeeded by The Earl Waldegrave
Party political offices
Preceded by The Earl of Kintore	Conservative Chief Whip in the House of Lords 1889–1896	Succeeded by The Earl Waldegrave
Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by William Pery	Earl of Limerick 1866–1896	Succeeded by William Pery