Harry Luke
Sir Harry Charles Luke KCMG GCStJ (born Harry Charles Lukach; 4 December 1884 – 11 May 1969) was an official in the British Colonial Office. He served in Barbados, Cyprus, Transcaucasia, Sierra Leone, Palestine, Malta, the British Western Pacific Territories and Fiji. He is the author of some books on several of these countries.
The Honourable Sir Harry Charles Luke KCMG GCStJ | |
|---|---|
| Acting High Commissioner for Palestine | |
| In office 31 July 1928 – 6 December 1928 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | Herbert Onslow Plumer |
| Succeeded by | John Chancellor |
| 14th High Commissioner for the Western Pacific | |
| In office 16 September 1938 – 20 July 1942 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Arthur Richards |
| Succeeded by | Philip Euen Mitchell |
| 15th Governor of Fiji | |
| In office 16 September 1938 – 20 July 1942 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Arthur Richards |
| Succeeded by | Philip Euen Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Charles Lukach 4 December 1884 London |
| Died | 11 May 1969 (aged 84) Cyprus |
| Resting place | Conventual church of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Clerkenwell, London. |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Joyce Evelyn Fremlin
(m. 1918; div. 1949) |
| Relations | Peter Luke (son) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Naval officer, author, colonial administrator |
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