Frederick Whitaker

The Honourable Sir Frederick Whitaker KCMG
Frederick Whitaker, ca 1870s
5th Premier of New Zealand
In office 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864 21 April 1882 – 25 September 1883
Monarch	Victoria
Governor	George Grey Arthur Hamilton-Gordon William Jervois
Preceded by	Alfred Domett (1863) John Hall (1882)
Succeeded by	Frederick Weld (1864) Harry Atkinson (1883)
Constituency	Legislative 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 by	William Swainson
Succeeded by	Thomas 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
Died	4 December 1891(1891-12-04) (aged 79) Auckland, New Zealand
Resting place	St Stephen's Cemetery, Parnell, New Zealand
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Augusta Griffith ​ ​ (m. 1843; died 1884)​
Children	8, 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.