Robert Cousins (builder)
Robert Cousins | |
|---|---|
Robert Cousins | |
| Born | 7 December 1863 Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
| Died | 18 October 1933 (aged 69) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Occupation | builder |
| Years active | 1885–1933 |
| Known for | Establishing R. Cousins & Co; serving as an alderman and mayor of Rockhampton City Council |
| Notable work | Avonleigh, Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Kenmore House, Bulletin Building |
| Mayor of City of Rockhampton | |
| In office 1929–1930 | |
Robert Cousins (7 December 1863 – 18 October 1933) was a Scottish Australian builder.
He is best known for his work constructing such heritage-listed buildings as Avonleigh, the Rockhampton Girls Grammar School and the Bulletin Building, and for establishing the company R. Cousins & Co.
Cousins is also known for his time serving with Rockhampton City Council, to which he was first elected to as an alderman in 1921.
He briefly served as the mayor of Rockhampton from 1929 to 1930 following the resignations of Thomas Dunlop and that of Dunlop's successor, Joseph Jeffries, who resigned as mayor just five days after being appointed to the position.