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Herbert John Locke

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Herbert John Locke
Mayor of East Fremantle
In office
1924–1931
Preceded byHarry Woodhouse
Succeeded byJoseph Francis Allen
Chairman of the Melville Road Board
In office
1928–1932
Preceded byV. G. C. Riseley
Succeeded byP. S. Jane
East Fremantle Councillor
In office
1932–1933
Mayor of East Fremantle
In office
1934–1944
Preceded byJohn Munro
Succeeded byWilliam Wauhop
Personal details
Born1864 (1864)[1]
London[1]
Died (aged 79)[2][3]
Woodlawn, 208 Canning Highway, East Fremantle[2]
SpouseAnn Rachel Locke (née White) (–1951)[4]
ChildrenDoris, Glad, and Bill

Herbert John Locke (1864–1944) was Mayor of East Fremantle, Western Australia from 1924–1931 and 1934–1944. He married Ann Rachel White in 1893.[5]

A furniture factory, Locke's Ltd. in Ada Street, South Fremantle[6] was founded by Herbert's brother Charles James Locke.[7]

Herbert Locke owned land in White Gum Valley.[8]

A park, Locke Park, on the corner of Moss and Fletcher streets in East Fremantle, is named in his honour.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Heritage Council, Assessment Documentation, Woodlawn, retrieved 13 May 2013
  2. ^ a b "Family Notices". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 24 August 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  3. ^ BMD index, Registration number 269, retrieved 29 April 2013
  4. ^ "Family Notices". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 5 September 1951. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. ^ BMD index, Marriage registration number 239, retrieved 29 April 2013
  6. ^ "Small fire at factory". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 26 January 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Death of Mr. C. J. Locke". Kalgoorlie Miner. WA: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  8. ^ "House, 10 Wright Street". State Heritage Office. 22622. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Rotunda & Locke Park". January 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.