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He was the sixth Prime Minister of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the Straits Settlements.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"9 May 1823","date":"1823-05-09"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Bridport","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q914040"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"20 July 1891","date":"1891-07-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Chideock","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2174869"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174193"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Stonyhurst College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2274271"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Filumena March Phillipps","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75343621","start":"1859-03-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Governor of Tasmania (13 January 1875 – 5 April 1880)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1779581","start":"1875-01-13","end":"1880-04-05"},{"text":"Governor of Western Australia (30 September 1869 – 13 January 1875)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1372518","start":"1869-09-30","end":"1875-01-13"},{"text":"Prime Minister of New Zealand (24 November 1864 – 16 October 1865)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071117","start":"1864-11-24","end":"1865-10-16"},{"text":"Minister for Māori Development (10 November 1860 – 12 July 1861)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q991876","start":"1860-11-10","end":"1861-07-12"},{"text":"Member of the New Zealand Parliament (since 1853)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18145518","start":"1853"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177423"},{"text":"Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q125121451","start":"1877"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Weld","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Frederick Weld born?","a":"Frederick Weld was born on 9 May 1823 in Bridport."},{"q":"What positions has Frederick Weld held?","a":"Positions held by Frederick Weld include: Governor of Tasmania (1875–1880); Governor of Western Australia (1869–1875); Prime Minister of New Zealand (1864–1865); Minister for Māori Development (1860–1861); Member of the New Zealand Parliament (since 1853)."},{"q":"Where did Frederick Weld study?","a":"Frederick Weld was educated at Stonyhurst College."}],"related":[{"name":"Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gerald-strickland-1st-baron-strickland"},{"name":"Arthur Kennedy","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/arthur-kennedy"},{"name":"John Hall","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-hall"},{"name":"David Lange","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-lange"},{"name":"William Hall-Jones","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/william-hall-jones"},{"name":"Mike Moore","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mike-moore"},{"name":"Richard Seddon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/richard-seddon"},{"name":"Keith Holyoake","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/keith-holyoake"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/frederick-weld-25950ce4fe.jpg","width":500,"height":654,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Herman John Schmidt","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Frederick_Aloysius_Weld.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Frederick Weld","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Weld","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q328269","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328269","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld.jpg by Herman John Schmidt (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_Frederick_Aloysius_Weld.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Frederick Weld, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld.jpg — Herman John Schmidt, Public domain.","cite":"\"Frederick Weld\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/frederick-weld. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:57:40Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/frederick-weld","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/frederick-weld","ne":null}}