John Luke
Politician
1858 – 1931
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Who was John Luke?
Sir John-Pearce Luke, CMG was a New Zealand politician. Luke was Mayor of Wellington from 1913–1921 and Member of Parliament for Wellington Suburbs 1908–1911 and Wellington North 1918–1928. His brother Charles Manley Luke had previously also been Mayor of Wellington in 1895. The Luke brothers were always known by their first two names, although Sir John Pearce was also nicknamed Peanut, because he was short.
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- Born
- Jul 16, 1858
Penzance - Nationality
- New Zealand
- Lived in
- New Zealand
- Died
- Mar 13, 1931
Wellington
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on July 23, 2013
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