Abraham Fleetwood Luya (1837 – 6 July 1899) was a businessman and politician in

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, Australia. He was a mayor of

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and a member of the

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Early years

Luya was born in

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, England, to parents Abraham Luya and his wife Maria (née Fleetwood). Educated at Liverpool, he worked as a shipping clerk in England before finding work as a midshipman on the Anglia eastern trade. He arrived in

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in 1855 before moving to

in 1864 and worked at several jobs before opening Cootharaba Sawmills in 1869 at

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. In 1871, Luya helped established ''McGhie, Luya & Company'', a merchant and sawmilling business (now the heritage-listed Mill Point Settlement archeological site). From 1888 to 1899 he was managing director of the Queensland Milling Company.

Political career

Luya was a member of the

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, holding the seat of Brisbane South on two separate occasions, from 1888 until his defeat at the 1893 colonial election, and then from March 1899 until his death four months later. During his career in parliament he formed an alliance with the

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Thomas McIlwraith Sir Thomas McIlwraith (17 May 1835 – 17 July 1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most po ...

. Luya was also an alderman in the South Brisbane Municipal Council, serving as its mayor from 1896 to 1898.

Personal life

In 1857 Luya married Eliza Clare (died 1923)Family history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 23 May 2015. in New South Wales and together had 3 sons and six daughters. Luya died in July 1899 and his funeral proceeded from his late residence at Boggo Road Junction to the

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.Luya Abraham F
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

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