Frederick William Holder
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The Right Honourable Sir Frederick Holder KCMG |
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| 19th Premier of South Australia | |
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In office 21 June 1892 – 15 October 1892 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Earl of Kintore |
| Preceded by | Thomas Playford II |
| Succeeded by | John Downer |
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In office 8 December 1899 – 15 May 1901 |
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| Monarch |
Victoria Edward VII |
| Governor |
Sir Thomas Buxton Lord Tennyson |
| Preceded by | Vaiben Louis Solomon |
| Succeeded by | John Jenkins |
| 7th Leader of the Opposition (SA) | |
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In office 1890–1892 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Playford II |
| Succeeded by | John Downer |
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In office 1899–1899 |
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| Preceded by | Vaiben Louis Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Vaiben Louis Solomon |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for South Australia |
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In office 30 March 1901 – 16 December 1903 Serving with Lee Batchelor, Langdon Bonython, Paddy Glynn, Charles Kingston, Alexander Poynton, Vaiben Louis Solomon |
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| Succeeded by | Division abolished |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wakefield |
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In office 16 December 1903 – 23 July 1909 |
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| Succeeded by | Richard Foster |
| 1st Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives | |
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In office 9 May 1901 – 23 July 1909 |
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| Succeeded by | Carty Salmon |
| Personal details | |
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12 May 1850 Happy Valley, South Australia |
| Died | 23 July 1909 (aged 59) Melbourne |
| Political party |
Liberals (second term) Free Trade (from 1901) Independent (by 1903, to 1909) |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Maria Stephens |
Sir Frederick William Holder KCMG (12 May 1850 – 23 July 1909) was an Australian politician. He was Premier of South Australia from June to October 1892 and again from 1899 to 1901. He was a prominent member of the inaugural Parliament of Australia following Federation in 1901, and was the first Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.
Holder was born in Happy Valley, South Australia, the son of James Morecott Holder and his wife, Martha Breakspear Roby. He was educated at Pulteney Grammar School and St Peter's College, Adelaide before first becoming a teacher, schoolmaster, and Methodist preacher, and later the editor and proprietor of the Burra Record; he also wrote for the Adelaide Register.
Holder married Julia Maria Stephens in 1877. His wife proved to be a great boon to his career, providing political advice and serving as South Australian President of the influential Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Speculating that it contributed to his poor health, Holder had failed to seek suitable medical attention following an accident involving a mule in 1899.
With considerable experience as a Councillor and Town Clerk, and just five months after his election as mayor of the Corporate Town of Burra, Holder was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly in 1887 as the member for Burra, and soon gained a sound reputation in parliament. As a result, he served as Treasurer of South Australia from 1889-90 in the J. A. Cockburn ministry, and Leader of the Opposition from 1890-92. He again served as Opposition Leader in 1899. He sat on many royal commissions during his parliamentary career in South Australia, and his reasonableness and sincerity made him a very valuable committee man. In June 1891 he carried a vote of want of confidence in the Playford ministry, and took office as Premier and Treasurer. He had only a small majority and it was a time of great financial difficulties due to a severe drought and Holder was forced out as Premier after just four months.
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