John Purves

Politician and real estate agent in New South Wales, Australia (1847-1915)
Person human Q21069600
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John Purves

Summary

John Purves is a human[1]. He was born on +1847-08-02T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1915-09-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4], mayor[5], and real-estate agent[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Purves was born on +1847-08-02T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Purves died on +1915-09-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Purves's professions included politician[4].
  • John Purves's professions included mayor[5].
  • John Purves's professions included real-estate agent[6].
  • John Purves held the position of Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly[8].
  • John Purves held the position of Mayor of North Sydney Council[9].
  • John Purves held the position of Mayor of North Sydney Council[10].
  • John Purves was educated at University of Sydney[11].
  • John Purves is recorded as male[12].
  • John Purves's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Purves's military, police or special rank is recorded as major[14].
  • John Purves's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Purves's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11btzy0tdx[16].
  • John Purves's Prabook ID is recorded as 2233120[17].
  • John Purves's NSW Parliament member ID is recorded as 899[18].

Body

Origins and Family

John Purves was born on +1847-08-02T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

John Purves's education included a stint at University of Sydney[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], mayor[5], and real-estate agent[6]. Positions held include Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly[8] and Mayor of North Sydney Council[9].

Death and Burial

John Purves died on +1915-09-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Purves ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did John Purves do for work?

John Purves worked as politician[4], mayor[5], and real-estate agent[6].

Where did John Purves go to school?

John Purves was educated at University of Sydney[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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