Sir Luke Samuel Leake (1828–1886), M.L.C., was a

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of the

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Biography

Early life

Luke Leake was born in 1828. He was the youngest son of Luke Leake, of

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Career

He moved to

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in 1833 (then known as the Swan River Colony), where he became a member of the

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, and was the first

of that body, holding the position from 26 June 1872 until his death. He was knighted by patent in 1876 and died in 1886.

Personal life

In 1855, he married Louisa, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Henry Walpole, vicar of

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, who married secondly, in 1887, Alfred Waylen, colonial surgeon, Western Australia.

Death

He died on 1 May 1886.

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