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 1844 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 (1844 – 22 January, 1926) was an Australia politician. He was an alderman on the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1884 to 1897, and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland from 1886 to 1887.

James Hipwood was born in Sydney in 1844, the son of William Hooper Hipwood and Mary Ann (née Hayes). 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:

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

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

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 (eventually merged into Carlton & United Breweries).

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: