deliberation the Commission dismissed the idea. During the First World War he was elected a member of the Patriotic Association, vice President of the War Relief Association, and a member of the War Funds Council for 20 years holding the role of Chairman of the Executive for a time. He was also on the Board of Flock House which provided assistance to widows and dependents of sailors of the British Navy and Merchant Marine who had lost their lives during the war. At the 1899 general election he stood unsuccessfully in the Wellington electorate as a Liberal Party candidate. At the 1902 general election he stood for the seat of Newtown, but was again unsuccessful. He served one term on the New Zealand Legislative Council (22 January 1907 – 21 January 1914). Later life and death In 1935, Luke was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. In the 1939 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for public services. In 1940 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of St John. Luke died at the residence of his younger daughter, Grace Winifred Cunningham (1886–1976), in Kelburn on 19 April 1941, and his ashes were buried in Karori Cemetery. Notes References 1857 births 1941 deaths People from St Just in Penwith British emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand people of Cornish descent Wellington Hospital Board members Mayors of Wellington Wellington Harbour Board members Unsuccessful candidates in the 1899 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1902 New Zealand general election Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council New Zealand Liberal Party MLCs New Zealand Knights Bachelor Commanders of the Order of St John New Zealand politicians awarded knighthoods New Zealand temperance activists New Zealand justices of the peace Burials at Karori Cemetery