James Hipwood
James Hipwood | |
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20th Mayor of Brisbane | |
In office 1886–1887 | |
Preceded by | Ben Babbidge |
Succeeded by | Richard Southall |
Personal details | |
Born | James Hipwood 2 December 1842 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 22 January 1926 (aged 83) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Resting place | Balmoral Cemetery |
Nationality | Australian |
Spouse(s) | Mary Ann McCready (m.1864 d.1913) |
Occupation | Brassfounder, Coppersmith |
James Hipwood (2 December 1842 – 22 January 1926) was an Australian 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 on 2 December 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]
- Mary Ann (born 1865 Sydney, died 1934 Brisbane)
- Rebecca Elizabeth (born 1867 Sydney, married 1892 Brisbane to John William Wright, died 1956 Brisbane)
- Martha Jane (born 1869 Sydney, married 1891 Brisbane to architect Henry Wallace Atkinson, died 1920 Brisbane)
James Hipwood arrived in Brisbane in 1870,[8] where the couple had a further nine children:[7]
- Sarah Ann (born 1871 Brisbane, died 1873 Brisbane)
- Eva (born 1873 Brisbane, married 1897 Brisbane to Frederick Walker Carter, died 1956 Brisbane)
- Georgie Ada (born 1875 Brisbane, married 1895 Brisbane to William Lahey Nicklin, died 1923 Brisbane)
- Maggie May (born 1878 Brisbane, married 1913 Brisbane to John Evans, died 1931 Brisbane)
- Zillah (born 1880 Brisbane, died 1949 Brisbane)
- Beatrice Maud (born 1882 Brisbane, died 1953 Brisbane)
- James Joseph (born 1884 Brisbane, died 1964 Brisbane)
- Vera Constance (born 1886 Brisbane, married 1916 William Phillips Watts, died 1946 Brisbane)
- Arthur William Hipwood (born 1889, died 1889 Brisbane)
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 and the . He was also involved in the formation of the 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]
- Finance Committee 1884, 1885, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1893, 1895
- Health Committee 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891
- Legislative Committee 1885, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1897
- Works Committee 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1894, 1896
- Town Hall Committee 1886, 1887
- Street Lighting Committee 1891
- Parks Committee 1896
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[]
- ^ "James Hipwood". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Brisbane Historical Sketch 1897" (PDF). University of Queensland UQ Library. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ Doran/England family tree of user Keith English: Ancestry.com.au
- ^ a b c d e f "THE LATE MR. JAMES HIPWOOD". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 23 January 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 23 September 1864. p. 1. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages in New South Wales
- ^ a b c d Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Queensland
- ^ "Alderman James Hipwood". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 22 January 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
- ^ "Mayor Hipwood". Queensland Figaro and Punch. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 13 March 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Classified Advertising. (9 June 1870). The Brisbane Courier, p. 1. Retrieved 7 July 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1320086
- ^ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 10 March 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b Brisbane City Council Archives
External links[]
Media related to James Hipwood at Wikimedia Commons
- 1842 births
- 1926 deaths
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Brisbane
- People from Sydney
- Burials in Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane