William Mather Rutherford Pringle (22 January 1874 – 1 April 1928) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1910 to 1918 and again from 1922 to 1924.
Pringle was educated at Glasgow University and was called to the Bar of the Middle Temple in 1904.
Pringle was elected as member for Lanarkshire North West in January 1910, holding the seat until its abolition in 1918. Pringle unsuccessfully contested Glasgow Springburn at the 1918 general election and Rusholme at a by-election in 1919.
At the 1924 general election he was elected as Member of Parliament for Penistone in Yorkshire, defeating the sitting Labour MP William Gillis, who had narrowly beaten Pringle to win the seat at a by-election in 1921. Pringle held the seat in 1923, but was defeated at the 1924 general election by Labour's Rennie Smith.
After his 1924 defeat, he stood in the 1925 Ayr Burghs by-election, but finished a poor third and did not stand for Parliament again.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Mitchell-Thomson |
Member of Parliament for Lanarkshire North West 1910–1918 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by William Gillis |
Member of Parliament for Penistone 1922–1924 |
Succeeded by Rennie Smith |