Frederick Holder

Sir Frederick Holder
19th Premier of South Australia
In office
21 June 1892 – 15 October 1892
MonarchVictoria
GovernorEarl of Kintore
Preceded byThomas Playford II
Succeeded byJohn Downer
In office
8 December 1899 – 15 May 1901
MonarchsVictoria
Edward VII
GovernorSir Thomas Buxton
Lord Tennyson
Preceded byVaiben Louis Solomon
Succeeded byJohn Jenkins
7th Leader of the Opposition (SA)
In office
1890–1892
Preceded byThomas Playford II
Succeeded byJohn Downer
In office
1899–1899
Preceded byVaiben Louis Solomon
Succeeded byVaiben Louis Solomon
Member of the Australian Parliament
for South Australia
In office
30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903
Succeeded byDivision abolished
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Wakefield
In office
16 December 1903 – 23 July 1909
Succeeded byRichard Foster
1st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office
9 May 1901 – 23 July 1909
Succeeded byCarty Salmon
Personal details
Born(1850-05-12)12 May 1850
Happy Valley, South Australia
Died23 July 1909(1909-07-23) (aged 59)
Melbourne
Political partyLiberals (second term)
Free Trade (from 1901)
Independent (by 1903, to 1909)
SpouseJulia Maria Stephens

Sir Frederick William Holder KCMG (12 May 1850 – 23 July 1909) was an Australian politician who served as the first speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1901 to 1909. A member of the Free Trade Party and later an independent, he served twice as the 19th premier of South Australia from June to October 1892 and again from 1899 to 1901. He was a prominent member of federation movement and the first Parliament of Australia, following Federation in 1901.