| Alexander Perceval | |
| Birth Date: | 1787 |
| Birth Place: | Derbyshire |
| Death Date: | 1858 |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Jane Anne L'Estrange |
| Parents: | Rev. Philip Perceval |
Colonel Alexander Perceval (1787 – 9 December 1858) was an Irish politician.
He was the eldest surviving son of Rev. Philip Perceval of Temple House, Ballymote, Sligo. He succeeded his father in 1800.[1]
He sat in the House of Commons for County Sligo from 1831 to 1841, when his growing financial difficulties compelled him to resign his seat. He served briefly as a Junior Lord of the Treasury in Sir Robert Peel's second government (1841).He was Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords from 1841 until his death.[1]
He died at Chester Street, London, on 9 December 1858 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery. He had married Jane Anne, the daughter of Col. Henry Peisley L’Estrange of Moystown, Cloghan, King's County and had a large family. Due to his extravagance Temple House had to be sold but was bought back for the family by his third son, also Alexander (1821-1866).[1]