James Cowlishaw

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).

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
Died25 July 1929(1929-07-25) (aged 94)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
NationalityAustralian
Spouse(s)Charlotte Owen (m.1862 d.1914)
OccupationArchitect, auditor, company director, bimetallist

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. O'Neill, Sally. "Cowlishaw, James (1834–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 16 October 2012 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. 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.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.
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