Frederick Fitchett
New Zealand politician
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Frederick Fitchett CMG (1851 – 5 October 1930) was a 19th-century member of parliament from Dunedin, New Zealand.
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 |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Lina Valerie Blain (m. 1890) |
| Profession | Barrister |
Biography
| 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]