Frederick Fitchett
Frederick Fitchett | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin Central | |
In office 1887–1890 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Bracken |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Solicitor-General of New Zealand | |
In office 1901–1910 | |
Preceded by | Walter Scott Reid |
Succeeded by | John Salmond |
New Zealand Public Trustee | |
In office 1910–1917 | |
Preceded by | Joseph William Poynton[1] |
Succeeded by | Robert Triggs[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1851 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England |
Died | (aged 79) Auckland, New Zealand |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse |
Lina Valerie Blain (m. 1890) |
Profession | Barrister |
Frederick Fitchett CMG (1851 – 5 October 1930) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Dunedin, New Zealand.
Biography
[edit]Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1887–1890 | 10th | Dunedin Central | Independent |
Born in 1851 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England,[3] Fitchett was educated at the University of Melbourne and Canterbury University College, Christchurch, graduating Bachelor of Arts in 1879 and Master of Arts in 1880.[4][5] He was admitted to the Bar the following year, and began practising law in Dunedin. In 1887 he was conferred with an LLD from Canterbury.[5]
Fitchett represented the Dunedin Central electorate from 1887 to 1890, when he retired.[6] In 1890 he was the junior opposition whip.[7] In 1890 Fitchett visited London, where he married Lina Valerie Blain at St Simon's Church, Cadogan Square, on 16 April.[8] The couple had one son.[3]
In 1895 Fitchett was appointed as the parliamentary draughtsman and assistant Crown law officer.[4] He served as solicitor-general from 1901 to 1910,[1] and represented New Zealand at the 1907 conference of French, British and colonial representatives that considered the New Hebrides question.[4] He was appointed public trustee in 1910,[1] and remained in that role until his retirement in 1917.[1][9] In the 1911 Coronation Honours Fitchett was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.[10]
Fitchett was a member of the senate of the University of New Zealand from 1883 until 1915.[1][4] He died in Auckland on 5 October 1930,[11] and his ashes were buried at Waikumete Cemetery.[12]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "The public service: some important changes". The Press. 1 February 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "New department heads". Evening Post. 26 September 1917. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Crown law office". Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Wellington Provincial District). Wellington: Cyclopedia Company. 1897. p. 136. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Dr Frederick Fitchett". Otago Daily Times. 6 October 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ a b "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: F". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 196.
- ^ Wilson 1985, pp. 279.
- ^ "Our London letter". "Evening Star. 28 May 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "The public trustee". Southland Times. 1 October 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "No. 28505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1911. p. 4594.
- ^ "Deaths". New Zealand Herald. 6 October 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Cemetery search details". Auckland Council. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
References
[edit]- 1851 births
- 1930 deaths
- People from Grantham
- British emigrants to New Zealand
- University of Canterbury alumni
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- New Zealand MPs for Dunedin electorates
- Independent MPs of New Zealand
- 19th-century New Zealand public servants
- Solicitors-general of New Zealand
- 19th-century New Zealand politicians
- New Zealand Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Burials at Waikumete Cemetery
- 19th-century New Zealand lawyers