John Sinclair (mayor)
| John Sinclair | |
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| 15th Mayor of Brisbane | |
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In office 1880–1881 |
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| Preceded by | John Heal |
| Succeeded by | Robert Porter |
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John Sinclair 8 December 1827 Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 5 May 1906 (aged 78) Kangaroo Point, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Kelman (m.1857 d.1872), Constance Isabel Georgina Geoghegan (m.1888 d.1893) |
| Occupation | Engineer |
John Sinclair (1827–1906) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane.
John Sinclair was born at Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 8 December 1827, the son of John Sinclair and Jane Smith.
John Sinclair married Jane Kelman in Brisbane on 11 August 1857. They had several children (most of whom died in infancy):
His wife Jane died in Brisbane on 11 February 1872.
Tragically, two of the children who survived infancy died as young adults. His daughter Margaret died in Brisbane on 10 August 1886 aged 22 years from a cold that escalated into diphtheria. His son James died six months later; he drowned while droving cattle across Kyabra Creek at Euroongoola Station in Western Queensland on 27 Feb 1887 aged 21 years.
On 14 January 1888 in Brisbane, John Sinclair married again to Constance Isabel Georgina Geoghegan, the daughter of Thomas Geoghegan and Margaret Maria Hebden. They had two children:
His second wife Constance died at their home, Delholm, Kangaroo Point on 21 May 1893.
Having lost both wives, John Sinclair spend his later years in poor health, living at his home, Delholm, at 393 Main Street, Kangaroo Point, attended by a housekeeper, a groom and a male nurse.
John Sinclair died at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane on 5 May 1906 aged 78 years and was buried in Toowong Cemetery, together with his second wife Constance and his two of his adult children Margaret and James.
In 1854 John Sinclair came to Brisbane as engineer on the steamer Boomerang, which brought to Brisbane the news of the fall of Sevastopol and of the . Later he settled in Brisbane and worked as an engineer. In 1868 he was appointed as manager of Queensland Iron Works, owned by Robert R. Smellie. He was such a success as a manager in expanding the business that he became a partner in 1872 The iron shipbuilding branch of the business was responsible for building the Louisa, a cargo steamer that was used for trade along the Brisbane River between Ipswich and Moreton Bay.
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