Luke Furner
Australian politician
Luke Lidiard Furner (1837 – 24 June 1912) was a politician in colonial South Australia, Commissioner of Public Works 1886 to 1887.[1][2]
Furner was born in Lymington, Hampshire, England, and at his Age of majority travelled to Melbourne, Australia, in the Mermaid, later moving to Adelaide, South Australia.[2] Furner was in business in Goolwa and Moonta, South Australia, where he founded the auctioneering firm of Moody, Furner, and Co. which lasted until 1885.[2] Furner was mayor of the Corporate Town of Moonta three times and was Worshipful Master of the local Lodge of Freemasons.[2]
Furner was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly for Wallaroo on 5 April 1878, a seat he held until 8 April 1890.[1] Furner was Commissioner of Public Works in the John Downer administration[3] from 8 June 1886 to 11 June 1887.[1] He contested the 1891 Wallaroo by-election.
Furner died in Prospect, South Australia on 24 June 1912.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Mr Luke Furner". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "An Old Ex-Legislator". The Register. Adelaide, S.A. 25 June 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2014 – via Trove.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Furner, Luke Lydiard" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Spence | Commissioner of Public Works 1886–1887 | Succeeded by Alfred Catt |
| Parliament of South Australia | ||
| Preceded by John Duncan John Richards | Member for Wallaroo 1878–1890 Served alongside: R. D. Ross, C. S. Hare W. H. Beaglehole | Succeeded by |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by Charles Drew | Mayor of Moonta 1873–1976 | Succeeded by Samuel Rossiter |
