Frederick Weld
Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld GCMG (9 May 1823 – 20 July 1891), was an English-born New Zealand politician and colonial administrator of various British colonies and territories located in Oceania and Southeast Asia. He was the sixth Prime Minister of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the Straits Settlements.
The Honourable Sir Frederick Weld GCMG | |
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Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, date unknown. | |
| 6th Premier of New Zealand | |
| In office 24 November 1864 – 16 October 1865 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | George Grey |
| Preceded by | Frederick Whitaker |
| Succeeded by | Edward Stafford |
| Constituency | Wairau, Cheviot |
| 8th Governor of Western Australia | |
| In office 30 September 1869 – 13 January 1875 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Pine |
| Succeeded by | William C. F. Robinson |
| 4th Governor of Tasmania | |
| In office 13 January 1875 – 5 April 1880 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Charles Du Cane |
| Succeeded by | George Strahan |
| 12th Governor of the Straits Settlements | |
| In office 16 May 1880 – 17 October 1887 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Colonial Secretary | James W. W. Birch Thomas Braddell |
| Preceded by | William C. F. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Clementi Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1823 Bridport, Dorset, England |
| Died | 20 July 1891 (aged 68) Chideock, Dorset, England |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse | Filumena Mary Anne Lisle Phillipps (m. 1859) |
| Children | 13 |
| Parent(s) | Humphrey Weld Christina Maria Clifford |
| Education | Stonyhurst College |
| Alma mater | University of Fribourg |
| Signature | |
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