Frederick Martin "Fred" Christian (18 December 1883 – 17 December 1971) was a politician from

Pitcairn The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four is ...

. He was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island on three occasions between 1921 and 1943, and was a Pitcairn councillor in 1956.Rare box by Fred Christian
" Hiscock and Shepherd Antiques, Retrieved 9 November 2021. Christian was the son of Daniel Christian and Harriet Melissa McCoy. He married Flora Clarice Warren. As is commonly the case with the small population of Pitcairn, he was closely related to several other island leaders, notably brother

Edgar Allen Christian Edgar Allen Christian (1 January 1879 – 29 January 1960) was a politician from Pitcairn Island. He served as Chief Magistrate in 1923, 1924 and 1932. As is commonly the case with the small population of Pitcairn, he was closely related to several ...

, cousins Gerard Bromley Robert Christian and

Charles Richard Parkin Christian Charles Richard Parkin Christian (27 November 1883 - 15 September 1971) was a long-serving politician from Pitcairn. He was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island for eleven years at various times between 1920 and 1957. As is commonly the case wit ...

, and grandfather Thursday October Christian II. Christian was described as "a titan of a man, with a voice that seemed to well up from the bottom of his 6'6" (1.98m) frame." He was also a noted craftsman and cartographer. One of his maps appeared on a Pitcairn Island stamp in 2017.New stamps focus on maps of Pitcairn Island through the centuries
" ''allaboutstamps.co.uk'' Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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