Early life Luke Leake was born in 1828. He was the youngest son of Luke Leake, of
Stoke Newington,
Middlesex.
Career 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.
Personal life 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 He died on 1 May 1886. ==Notes==