James Hipwood

James Hipwood

James Hipwood in 1902.
20th Mayor of Brisbane
In office
1886–1887
Preceded by Ben Babbidge
Succeeded by Richard Southall
Personal details
Born James Hipwood
1842
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died 22 January 1926 (aged 83 or 84)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Balmoral Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s) Mary Ann McCready (m.1864 d.1913)
Occupation Brassfounder, Coppersmith

James Hipwood (1842 – 22 January, 1926) was an Australia politician. He was an alderman on the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1884 to 1897,[1] and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland from 1886 to 1887.[2]

Personal life

James Hipwood was born in Sydney in 1842, the son of William Hooper Hipwood and Mary Ann (née Hayes).[3] He was educated to age 13 at St Andrew's School.[4] He married Mary Ann McCready at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney on 22 September 1864.[5] While in Sydney, the couple had three daughters:[6][7]

James Hipwood arrived in Brisbane in 1870,[8] where the couple had a further nine children:[7]

James Hipwood died in Brisbane on 22 January 1926.[4][7] His wife Mary Ann predeceased him in Brisbane on 8 January 1913.[7][9] They were buried in Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane (also called Bulimba Cemetery).[10]

Business Life

James Hipwood was a brassfounder and coppersmith.[11] Having left school at age 13, he worked for P.N. Russell and Company, ironfounders and shipbuilders, where he became a foreman.[4]

Coming to Brisbane in 1870, he joined Joseph William Sutton in the firm Hipwood & Sutton in Eagle Street.[12] This partnership was dissolved in 1877 and James and his brother George Samuel Hipwood formed the business Hipwood Brothers in Edward Street.[4][13]

He was one of the founders of Queensland Trustees Limited and the South Brisbane Milling Company. He was also involved in the formation of the Queensland Mutual Insurance Company and the Queensland Deposit Bank. He was a director of the Queensland Brewery Company (eventually merged into Carlton & United Breweries).[4]

Public life

James Hipwood was an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1884 to 1897 and mayor in 1886 and 1887. He served on the following committees:[14]

James Hipwood was also a member of the Coorparoo Shire Council from 1888 to 1891 and its President in 1890.[14]

He was president of the Traffic Board in 1894 and 1895.[4]

See also

References

  1. "James Hipwood". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  2. "Brisbane Historical Sketch 1897" (PDF). University of Queensland UQ Library. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. Doran/England family tree of user Keith English: Ancestry.com.au
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "THE LATE MR. JAMES HIPWOOD.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 23 January 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  5. "Family Notices.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 23 September 1864. p. 1. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  6. Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages in New South Wales
  7. 1 2 3 4 Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Queensland
  8. "Alderman James Hipwood". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  9. "Family Notices.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 January 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  10. Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
  11. "Mayor Hipwood.". Queensland Figaro and Punch. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 13 March 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  12. Classified Advertising. (9 June 1870). The Brisbane Courier, p. 1. Retrieved 7 July 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1320086
  13. "Classified Advertising.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 10 March 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  14. 1 2 Brisbane City Council Archives

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