- Born
 - 1 April 1852
Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Mid-Lothian, Scotland 
- Died
 - 28 May 1932
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 
- Occupation
 - headmaster
 
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- References
 
- Langmore, Diane, 'Wilson, John Purves (1852-1932)', in Australian Dictionary of Biography, online edition, Australian National University, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120592b.htm. Details