John Mitchell Purves VD (2 August 1847 – 17 September 1915) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Port Macquarie to Presbyterian clergyman Reverend William Purves and Alison Inglis Adams.
On 27 November 1873 he married Annie Georgina Metcalfe, with whom he had three children.
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.