Purves may refer to:
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Purves (surname) Purves is a surname of Great Britain, British origin, which is a variant of Purvis. It is an occupational surname, meaning the person responsible for obtaining supplies for a household or monastery, derived from the Middle English ''purveys'' (meani ...
, a surname of Scottish origin; includes a list of notable people with this surname
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Arthur Purves Phayre
Sir Arthur Purves Phayre (7 May 1812 – 14 December 1885) was a career British Indian Army officer who was the first Commissioner of British Burma, 1862–1867, Governor of Mauritius, 1874–1878, and author.
His brother, Sir Robert Phayre (18 ...
(1812–1885), English politician and author
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A. Purves Pullen (1909–1992), American voice actor later known by the stage name Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath
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Elinor Purves Schroeder, American lawyer
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Peter Purves Smith
Peter Purves Smith (26 March 191223 July 1949), born Charles Roderick Purves Smith, was an Australian painter. Born in Melbourne, Purves Smith studied at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London and under progressive art teacher George Bell ...
(1912–1949), Australian painter
Places
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Purves, Texas, an unincorporated community in Erath County
Other
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Captain John Purves and His Wife'', a 1775 portrait by American painter Henry Benbridge
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Gunning–Purves Building, a historic building in Friendship, Wisconsin
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Home-Purves-Hume-Campbell baronets
The Purves, later Purves-Hume-Campbell, later Home-Purves-Hume-Campbell Baronetcy, of Purves Hall in the County of Berwick, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 25 July 1665 for William Purves. The fourth baronet marri ...
, a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia
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Sir Willie Purves Quaich
The Sir Willie Purves Quaich is an annual rugby union award given to the "most outstanding young male Scottish player" of that season. The quaich is named for Sir Willie Purves, a notable Scottish banker who was a chairman of the HSBC bank. Fi ...
, an annual rugby union award in Scotland
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Purvis (disambiguation)
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