Arthur Lovekin

Arthur Lovekin (12 November 1859 – 10 December 1931) was an Australian journalist, newspaper proprietor, and politician. He had a long association with The Daily News in Perth, Western Australia, initially as editor and later as owner. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1919 until his death in 1931 and was a prominent advocate for Western Australia's secession from the federation. He was also involved in the development of Kings Park and founded the Arthur Lovekin Prize in Journalism.

Early life Lovekin was born in England on 12 November 1859, probably in Slough, Buckinghamshire, but possibly in Sevenoaks, Kent. He was the son of Mariann (née Kenyon) and Lewis James Lovekin; his father was an Anglican clergyman. He was partly educated at St Edmund's School, Canterbury, from 1871 to 1875.