Émile F. Luke Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Sir
Émile F. Luke
Order2:Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone
Term Start2:1968
Term End2:1973
Predecessor2:Banja Tejan-Sie
Successor2:Percy Davies
Birth Name:Emile Fashole-Luke
Birth Date:1895
Death Date:1980
Profession:jurist, Justice

Sir Emile Fashole-Luke KBE (1895–1980) was Sierra Leonean jurist of Krio ethnicity and former acting Chief Justice and Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone from 1968 to 1973.[1] [2] He retired in 1973.

He also served as the Chief Scout of the Sierra Leone Scouts Association.

In 1971, Luke was awarded the 68th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Makers of Modern Africa. Raph. Uwechue. Africa Books. Limited. March 14, 1991. Africa Journal Limited. 9780903274180. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Dr. Abdulai Conteh Comments on Controversial Speaker Issue. 2013-11-22.
  3. Web site: List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award . Scout.org . 2017-05-23.