Luke Leake
Luke Leake | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1828 |
| Died | 1 May 1886 (aged 57–58) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse |
Louisa Walpole (m. 1855) |
| Relatives | George Walpole Leake (brother) |
| Family | Leake |
Sir Luke Samuel Leake (1828–1886), M.L.C., was a Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Council.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Early life
[edit | edit source]Luke Leake was born in 1828.[1] He was the youngest son of Luke Leake, of Stoke Newington, Middlesex.
Career
[edit | edit source]He moved to Western Australia in 1833 (then known as the Swan River Colony), where he became a member of the Legislative Council, and was the first Speaker of that body, holding the position from 26 June 1872 until his death.
He was knighted by patent in 1876 and died in 1886.[2]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In 1855, he married Louisa, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Henry Walpole, vicar of Winslow, Buckinghamshire, who married secondly, in 1887, Alfred Waylen, colonial surgeon, Western Australia.
Death
[edit | edit source]He died on 1 May 1886.
Notes
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