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James Cowlishaw

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James Cowlishaw
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
18 April 1878 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born
James Cowlishaw

(1834-12-19)19 December 1834
Sydney, Australia
Died25 July 1929(1929-07-25) (aged 94)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
SpouseCharlotte Owen (m.1862 d.1914)
OccupationArchitect, auditor, company director, bimetallist

James Cowlishaw (19 December 1834 – 25 July 1929)[1] was an architect, businessman and politician in Queensland (initially a colony, then a state of Australia from 1901).

Early life

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Cowlishaw was born in Sydney, where he was educated at St. James's Grammar School, and went to Queensland in 1861 to practise as an architect.[2]

Politics

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On 18 April 1878 he was appointed to a seat in the Queensland Legislative Council and held it until the Council was abolished in March 1922.[3]

The graves of James and Charlotte Cowlishaw

Business

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Cowlishaw was part proprietor and managing director for some years of the Brisbane Evening Telegraph, but sold his interest in the newspaper in 1885.[2]

Cowlishaw founded the Brisbane Gas Company in 1864, was auditor from 1869 to 1873 and then became a director. He then succeeded Lewis Bernays as chairman in March 1879, and held that position until 1920.

Later life

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Cowlishaw died in Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland[1] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[4]

Works

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His architectural works include:

References

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  1. ^ a b O'Neill, Sally. "Cowlishaw, James (1834–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). "Cowlishaw, Hon. James" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Cowlishaw James Archived 27 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search Retrieved 27 December 2013.