Frederick Whitaker

Sir Frederick Whitaker
Frederick Whitaker, ca 1870s
5th Premier of New Zealand
In office
30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864
21 April 1882 – 25 September 1883
MonarchVictoria
GovernorGeorge Grey
Arthur Hamilton-Gordon
William Jervois
Preceded byAlfred Domett (1863)
John Hall (1882)
Succeeded byFrederick Weld (1864)
Harry Atkinson (1883)
ConstituencyLegislative Council
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Parnell
In office
1866–1867
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Waikato
In office
1876–1879
2nd Speaker of the Legislative Council
In office
1855–1856
Preceded byWilliam Swainson
Succeeded byThomas Bartley
1st Attorney-General
In office
7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856
In office
2 June 1856 – 12 July 1861
Personal details
Born(1812-04-23)23 April 1812
Bampton, Oxfordshire, England
Died4 December 1891(1891-12-04) (aged 79)
Auckland, New Zealand
Resting placeSt Stephen's Cemetery, Parnell, New Zealand
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Augusta Griffith
(m. 1843; died 1884)
Children8, including:
Frederick Alexander Whitaker
Parent(s)Frederick Whitaker
Susanna Humfrey

Sir Frederick Whitaker KCMG (23 April 1812 – 4 December 1891) was an English-born New Zealand politician who served twice as the premier of New Zealand and six times as Attorney-General.