George Leake
John Hassell | |
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Constituency | Albany |
In office 24 April 1901 – 24 June 1902 | |
Preceded by | Barrington Wood |
Succeeded by | Charles Moran |
Constituency | West Perth |
Personal details | |
Born | Perth, Western Australia | 3 December 1856
Died | 24 June 1902 Perth, Western Australia | (aged 45)
Spouse |
Louisa Emily Burt (m. 1881) |
George Leake
Leake was born in
In 1894, Leake re-entered the Legislative Assembly, representing the
Leake's first government lasted five months before being defeated on a
Early life and background
George Leake was born on 3 December 1856
Young George was educated at the Church of England Collegiate School (now
Career
In September 1886, Leake was appointed acting
On 23 June 1894, Leake was elected as Legislative Assembly member for Albany, and in the following year became Leader of the Opposition. He was an enthusiastic proponent of federation and was president of the Federation League. In 1897 he was chosen as a Western Australian delegate to the Federal Convention, and attended meetings in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.
On 2 August 1900, Leake resigned his seat for business reasons, and travelled to
Leake's government did not have the support of the majority of parliament, but it was allowed to govern for five months until finally being defeated in November. Alf Morgans then formed a government, but in the subsequent ministerial by-election,[4] supporters of Leake stood against Morgans' new cabinet, and three of the six new ministers were defeated. Morgans then resigned and Leake returned as Premier and Attorney-General on 23 December 1901, this time with much clearer support.
Last days and death
In June 1902, Leake caught
Footnotes
- The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News. Vol. 8, no. 463. Western Australia. 5 December 1856. p. 3. Retrieved 11 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OLD TIME MEMORIES". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). 25 February 1916. p. 43. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ William Coleman,Their Fiery Cross of Union. A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914, Connor Court, Queensland, 2021, p. 423.
- ^ Until 1947, newly appointed ministers were required to resign and stand for re-election.
- ^ "Obituary - Hon. George Leake". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 7.
- ^ "The Coronation Honours". The Times. No. 36804. London. 26 June 1902. p. 5.
- ^ It's an Honour: CMG 26 June 1902
References
- ISBN 0730738140.
- ISBN 0-85564-214-9.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - Serle, Percival (1949). "Leake, George". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- The Constitution Centre of Western Australia (2002). Governors and Premiers of Western Australia. West Perth, Western Australia: The Constitution Centre of Western Australia. ISBN 0-7307-3821-3.
- Kimberly, W.B. (compiler) (1897). History of West Australia. A Narrative of her Past. Together With Biographies of Her Leading Men. Melbourne: F.W. Niven.
Further reading
- Chapman, Jenny. (1965) Perserverando : the Leake family in the political, economic and social life of W.A., 1829–1902, with particular reference to George Leake (1786–1849), Sir Luke Samuel Leake (1828–1886), and George Leake (1856–1902) held in Battye Library.
- Leake family tree.