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It was not named after anybody.

Captain James Stirling, from Lanarkshire, brought the first settlers to officially settle in Perth and established a new colony. Perth was originally called The Swan River Colony, then changed to Perth after the Scottish city of the same name, at a later date by Capt James Stirling who became governor of Australia.

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Perth WA was named after Perth in Scotland as it was the birthplace of Sir George Murray who was the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

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Sir James Stirling named Perth after the town Perth in Scotland.

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