Frederick Holder

The Honourable Sir Frederick Holder KCMG
19th Premier of South Australia
In office 21 June 1892 – 15 October 1892
Monarch	Victoria
Governor	Earl of Kintore
Preceded by	Thomas Playford II
Succeeded by	John Downer
In office 8 December 1899 – 15 May 1901
Monarchs	Victoria Edward VII
Governor	Sir Thomas Buxton Lord Tennyson
Preceded by	Vaiben Louis Solomon
Succeeded by	John Jenkins
7th Leader of the Opposition (SA)
In office 1890–1892
Preceded by	Thomas Playford II
Succeeded by	John Downer
In office 1899–1899
Preceded by	Vaiben Louis Solomon
Succeeded by	Vaiben Louis Solomon
Member of the Australian Parliament for South Australia
In office 30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903 Serving with Lee Batchelor, Langdon Bonython, Paddy Glynn, Charles Kingston, Alexander Poynton, Vaiben Louis Solomon
Succeeded by	Division abolished
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wakefield
In office 16 December 1903 – 23 July 1909
Succeeded by	Richard Foster
1st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office 9 May 1901 – 23 July 1909
Succeeded by	Carty Salmon
Personal details
Born	(1850-05-12)12 May 1850 Happy Valley, South Australia
Died	23 July 1909(1909-07-23) (aged 59) Melbourne
Political party	Liberals (second term) Free Trade (from 1901) Independent (by 1903, to 1909)
Spouse	Julia 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.