Perrin H. Purvis (February 24, 1918 - October 30, 2004) was an American businessman and Democratic politician.
Perrin H. Purvis was born on February 24, 1918, in Blue Springs, Mississippi.
[1] He attended the University of Southern Mississippi and served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
[1][2] He became a member of the Mississippi State Senate in 1964, and served continuously until 1988.
[1][2] In 1982, he authored an amendment to the Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982 that provided state government funding for mandatory kindergartens in public schools.