James Hipwood
James Hipwood was an Australian politician. He was an alderman on the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1884 to 1897, and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland from 1886 to 1887.
Personal life
James Hipwood was born in Sydney on 2 December 1842, the son of William Hooper Hipwood and Mary Ann. He was educated to age 13 at St Andrew's School. He married Mary Ann McCready at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney on 22 September 1864. While in Sydney, the couple had three daughters:- Mary Ann
- Rebecca Elizabeth
- Martha Jane
where the couple had a further nine children:
- Sarah Ann
- Eva
- Georgie Ada
- Maggie May
- Zillah
- Beatrice Maud
- James Joseph
- Vera Constance
- Arthur William Hipwood
Business life
James Hipwood was a brassfounder and coppersmith. Having left school at age 13, he worked for P.N. Russell and Company, ironfounders and shipbuilders, where he became a foreman.Coming to Brisbane in 1870, he joined Joseph William Sutton in the firm Hipwood & Sutton in Eagle Street. This partnership was dissolved in 1877 and James and his brother George Samuel Hipwood formed the business Hipwood Brothers in Edward Street.
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.
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:- 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
He was president of the Traffic Board in 1894 and 1895.