Peter John Wilson

Peter John Wilson (1869–1918) was an Australian architect, known for a number of buildings in Western Australia (most notably the Melbourne Hotel). the second son of Peter John Wilson (1840-1911), a lawyer, and Elizabeth Jane (née McGuire). He had four siblings. In 1892, he advised the architectural team on the addition of the proscenium to the Fremantle Town Hall.

He designed a shop on Packenham Street in Fremantle for Cruickshank & Co. in 1894 and a cottage and shop in Rockingham for Mr J. Bell in 1895. as well as private residences in Beaconsfield, Fremantle and Cottesloe. He also designed the former grandstand of the West Australian Cricket Association. A year later, in 1897, he designed a shop and offices on the corner of corner Market and Bannister streets in Fremantle for Holmes Bros & Co. as well as joining the Canning Agricultural and Horticultural Society.

Personal life He married Sarah Owston, the daughter of Benjamin Mason and widow of William Owston, in 1893 in Fremantle. They had four children: Peter John (Jack) in 1894, Esther Enid in 1895, Doris Day in 1897, and Frederick Gladstone in 1899. He later moved to New South Wales, where he died in February 1918.