George Walpole Leake

George Walpole Leake (3 December 1825 – 3 October 1895[1]) was a Western Australian barrister and magistrate and nephew of George Leake (1786–1849). For short periods of time he was also Attorney-General of Western Australia.[2]

Leake held the following positions in Western Australia: Acting Crown Solicitor, 1857-8, confirmed February 1860; Acting Police Magistrate, Perth, from 1863 to 1866; Public Prosecutor, 1873 to 1874; Q.C. and Crown Solicitor, 1875; Acting Attorney-General and a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, 1879 to 1880, and for a short time in 1883; Acting Chief Justice, 1879-80 and 1888; Police Magistrate, Perth, 1881; Acting Government Resident, Geraldton, 1886; Acting Puisne Judge, 1887 and 1889-90. In December 1890 Leake was nominated to the new Western Australian Legislative Council, having resigned his position as police magistrate.[3]

Personal life

Leake arrived in the Swan River Colony aged 7 on 27 January 1833, on board Cygnet.[4] He travelled with his mother; his father having arrived in the colony some years previously. He did not stay long in Australia, being sent back to England after a few years to be schooled at King's College in London. Returning to the colony briefly after this, he then moved to Adelaide to study law.[4]

He married Rose Ellen Gliddon in September 1850.[4] Among their children were George Leake (1856-1902), who became Premier of Western Australia.

He retired in 1891,[4] and died four years later.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Seven Generations of West Australians.". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885–1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 20 June 1929. p. 32. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ↑ E. M. Russell, ‘Early Lawyers of Western Australia’, Journal and Proceedings (Western Australian Historical Society), vol 4, part 3, 1951, pp 32-53
  3. ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Leake, Hon. George Walpole". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
  4. 1 2 3 4 "DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST.". The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 4 October 1895. p. 5. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

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