James Cowlishaw

This article is about the architect and father. For the architect and son, see James Percy Owen Cowlishaw.
The Hon
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
Died 25 July 1929(1929-07-25) (aged 94)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s) Charlotte Owen (m.1862 d.1914)
Occupation Architect, auditor, company director, bimetallist
Religion Methodist

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

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

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

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

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

Works

His architectural works include:

References

  1. 1 2 O'Neill, Sally. "Cowlishaw, James (1834–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Cowlishaw, Hon. James". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
  3. "Register of members" (PDF). Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. Cowlishaw James – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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