Frederick Aloysius Weld
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The Honourable Sir Frederick Weld GCMG MP |
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Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, date unknown.
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| 6th Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
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In office 24 November 1864 – 16 October 1865 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | George Grey |
| Preceded by | Frederick Whitaker |
| Succeeded by | Edward Stafford |
| Constituency | Wairau, Cheviot |
| 8th Governor of Western Australia | |
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In office 1869–1875 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Pine |
| Succeeded by | William C. F. Robinson |
| 4th Governor of Tasmania | |
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In office 13 January 1875 – 5 April 1880 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Du Cane |
| Succeeded by | George Strahan |
| 14th Governor of the Straits Settlements | |
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In office 1880–1887 |
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| Preceded by | William C. F. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Clementi Smith |
| Personal details | |
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9 May 1823 Bridport, Dorset, England |
| Died | 20 July 1891 (aged 68) Chideock, Dorset, England |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse(s) | Filumena Mary Anne Lisle Phillipps (m. 1859) |
| Children | 13 |
| Education | Stonyhurst College |
| Alma mater | University of Fribourg |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld GCMG (9 May 1823 – 20 July 1891), was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies. He was the sixth Premier of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the Straits Settlements.
Weld was born near Bridport, Dorset, England, on 9 May 1823. His mother, Christina Maria Clifford, was the daughter of Charles Clifford, 6th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh. Both of his parents were from old recusant Catholic families.
His father, Humphrey Weld of Chideock, was a member of the Weld-Blundell family. Humphrey's brother Thomas was founder of the Jesuit college at Stonyhurst. Weld's upbringing was strongly grounded in the Catholic faith. His early years were spent with his parents in France. Later, he received a good education, studying at Stonyhurst before attending the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, where he studied philosophy, chemistry, languages and law. He had originally intended to pursue a military career, but was convinced otherwise by his tutor at Fribourg. He instead decided to seek a career in the colonies, and arrived in Wellington, New Zealand, on 22 April 1844.
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