David Gilpin | |
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53rd Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
In office 1 January 1923 – 31 December 1924 | |
Preceded by | William McElhone |
Succeeded by | Patrick Vincent Stokes |
Alderman of the Sydney City Council | |
In office 8 January 1909 – 30 November 1924 | |
Constituency | Camperdown Ward |
18th Mayor of Camperdown | |
In office February 1908 – 22 December 1908 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Culbert |
Succeeded by | Council abolished |
Alderman of the Camperdown Municipal Council | |
In office 10 February 1906 – 22 December 1908 | |
Constituency | Belmore Ward East Kingston Ward |
City Member of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage | |
In office 31 March 1922 – 6 January 1925 | |
Preceded by | William Patrick Fitzgerald |
Succeeded by | Ernest Glasgow |
Member of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage | |
In office 31 March 1925 – 19 February 1931 | |
Preceded by | New Board |
Succeeded by | Andrew Noble Campbell |
Constituency | Fifth |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom | 6 April 1863
Died | 21 May 1952 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 89)
Political party | Civic Reform |
Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Southam (m. 1884–1938; her death) |
David Gilpin JP (6 April 1863 – 21 May 1952), was an Australian schoolteacher, businessman, accountant and local government politician who served two terms as Lord Mayor of Sydney and was the last Mayor of Camperdown, leading the negotiations that led to Camperdown Council's amalgamation with the City of Sydney in 1908.[1]