Luke Lidiard Furner (1837 – 24 June 1912) was a politician in colonial

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, Commissioner of Public Works 1886 to 1887. Furner was born in

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, England, and at his

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travelled to

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, Australia, in the ''Mermaid'', later moving to

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, South Australia. Furner was in business in Goolwa and

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, where he founded the auctioneering firm of Moody, Furner, and Co. which lasted until 1885. Furner was mayor of the

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three times and was Worshipful Master of the local Lodge of Freemasons. Furner was elected to the

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for

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on 5 April 1878, a seat he held until 8 April 1890. Furner was Commissioner of Public Works in the

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administration from 8 June 1886 to 11 June 1887. He contested the

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. Furner died in

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on 24 June 1912.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Furner, Luke Lidiard 1837 births 1912 deaths English emigrants to colonial Australia Members of the South Australian House of Assembly People from Lymington Mayors of places in South Australia Australian auctioneers 19th-century Australian businesspeople