Luke Samuel Leake
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Sir Luke Samuel Leake MLC, was sometime Speaker of Legislative Council, Western Australia
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Leake was the youngest son of Luke Leake, of Stoke Newington
, Middlesex
. 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 in May 1886. In 1855, he married Louisa, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Henry Walpole, vicar of Winslow, Buckinghamshire
, who married secondly, in 1887, A. B. Waylen, MD, colonial surgeon, Western Australia. He was knighted by patent in 1876 and died in 1886.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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Leake was the youngest son of Luke Leake, of Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. He moved to Western Australia in 1833 (then known as the Swan River Colony), where he became a member of the Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
, and was the first Speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of that body, holding the position from 26 June 1872 until his death in May 1886. In 1855, he married Louisa, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Henry Walpole, vicar of Winslow, Buckinghamshire
Winslow, Buckinghamshire
Winslow is a small market town and also a civil parish designated as a town council within Aylesbury Vale district in north Buckinghamshire. It has a population of about 4500....
, who married secondly, in 1887, A. B. Waylen, MD, colonial surgeon, Western Australia. He was knighted by patent in 1876 and died in 1886.