John Purves (politician)

John Mitchell Purves VD (2 August 1847 – 17 September 1915) was an Australian politician.

Earliy life

He was born at Port Macquarie to Presbyterian clergyman Reverend William Purves and Alison Inglis Adams. He attended the University of Sydney from 1866 to 1872, receiving a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts. From 1870 to 1871 he went to England, and on his return he settled in the Clarence River district. On 27 November 1873 he married Annie Georgina Metcalfe, with whom he had three children.

Political career

In 1880, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Clarence, serving until his defeat in 1887.[1] A real estate agent, he also served as a North Sydney alderman and several terms as mayor.[2][3][4]

Later life

Purves died at Woollahra in 1915.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Major John Mitchell Purves (1847-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ "BOROUGH OF NORTH SYDNEY". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 141. New South Wales, Australia. 19 February 1897. p. 1239. Retrieved 8 April 2017 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "BOROUGH OF NORTH SYDNEY". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 149. New South Wales, Australia. 17 February 1899. p. 1419. Retrieved 8 April 2017 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "BOROUGH OF NORTH SYDNEY". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 166. New South Wales, Australia. 23 February 1900. p. 1566. Retrieved 8 April 2017 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "DEATH OF MR. J. M. PURVES". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 24, 242. New South Wales, Australia. 18 September 1915. p. 18. Retrieved 8 April 2017 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "DEATH OF MAJOR PURVES". The Sun. No. 1630. New South Wales, Australia. 17 September 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 10 April 2019 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "University Senate". Evening News. No. 9332. New South Wales, Australia. 4 May 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 26 June 2020 – via Trove.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Clarence
1880 – 1887 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by
Gerald Joseph Barry
 Mayor of North Sydney
1897 – 1898 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of North Sydney
1899 – 1901 		Succeeded by
Thomas Wilson Hodgson
Academic offices
Preceded by Esquire Bedell of the University of Sydney
1897 – 1915 		Succeeded by
Robert John Allwright Massie

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