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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Sir Frederick Whitaker

Sir Frederick Whitaker, who is mentioned amongst the Superintendents of Auckland, and also in the Wellington volume, as an ex-Premier of the Colony, was a member of the Legislative Council at its inception, and a year later was its Speaker. In 1864, Mr. Whitaker resigned his seat in the Council, but he was re-appointed in 1879, and continued his membership till his death on the 4th of December, 1892. He was knighted in 1884.