Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld (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
The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017.
The prime minister (informa ...
, and later served as
Governor of Western Australia
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,
Governor of Tasmania
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, and
Governor of the Straits Settlements
The governor of the Straits Settlements was appointed by the British East India Company until 1867, when the Straits Settlements became a Crown colony. Thereafter the governor was appointed by the Colonial Office. The position existed from 1826 ...
.
Early life
Weld was born near
Bridport
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,
Dorset
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, England, on 9 May 1823. His mother, Christina Maria Clifford, was the daughter of
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, of Chudleigh in the County of Devon, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1672 for Thomas Clifford. The title was created as "Clifford of Chudleigh" rather than simply "Clifford" to differentiate ...
. Both of his parents were from old
recusant
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The 1558 Recusancy Acts passed in the reign ...
Catholic families.
His father, Humphrey Weld of
Chideock
Chideock ( ) is a village and civil parish in south west Dorset, England, situated close to the English Channel between Bridport and Lyme Regis. Dorset County Council's 2013 estimate of the parish population is 550.
Chideock's economy mostly c ...
, was a member of the Weld family. Humphrey's father
Thomas Weld (of Lulworth)
Thomas Bartholomew Weld (1750–1810), known as Thomas Weld of Lulworth Castle, was a member of the English Catholic gentry, landowner, philanthropist and bibliophile. He was connected to many of the leading Catholic families of the land, such ...
donated the land and endowed the
Jesuit
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college at
Stonyhurst
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. Weld's upbringing was strongly grounded in the
Catholic
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faith. His early years were spent with his parents in
France
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. Later, he received a good education, studying at Stonyhurst before attending a predecessor of the
University of Fribourg
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The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisi ...
in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, where he studied
philosophy
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,
chemistry
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,
language
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s and
law
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. 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
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, New Zealand, on 22 April 1844.
In New Zealand, he entered a partnership with his cousin,
Charles Clifford. The two established a number of sheep stations around the country, and Weld became relatively prosperous. Weld found a life of agricultural management to be too mundane, however, and soon became active in political concerns. One of his more significant campaigns was to ward against any potential discrimination against Catholics in New Zealand. He later became active in lobbying for
representative government
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in New Zealand.
In 1848, Weld declined an offer by the
governor
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, Sir
George Grey
Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Go ...
, of a seat on a proposed nominee council. In 1852 he visited England, where he published a pamphlet, ''Hints to Intending Sheep Farmers in New Zealand'', which ran into three editions.
Member of Parliament
When the creation of the
New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament ( mi, Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the King of New Zealand ( King-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives. The King is usually represented by h ...
was announced, Weld stood for election. He became a member of the
1st Parliament as the representative of
Wairau, an electorate in the northeast of the
South Island
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; he was declared elected unopposed. The main political division of the day was between "centralists" (favouring a strong central government) and "provincialists" (favouring strong regional governments). On this spectrum, Weld established himself as a moderate centralist, although he tended to oppose the extremes of either side.
Weld was also a member of the brief "cabinet" formed around
James FitzGerald. This represented an attempt by Parliament to assume direct responsibility for administering New Zealand. Acting
Governor
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Robert Wynyard
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managed to block this move, however, and Weld's role as a "minister" came to an end. Despite the failure of the FitzGerald "cabinet", Weld was pleased that Catholics were able to participate fully in politics. The fact that
Charles Clifford, also a Catholic, had become
Speaker
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was also encouraging to him.
Weld resigned from Parliament in June 1855, a short while before the end of its first term, returning to England for a brief time.
When he returned, he was elected to the
2nd Parliament in a
by-election
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, again representing Wairau. He briefly returned to England again in late 1858 to marry his second cousin, Filumena Mary Anne Lisle Phillipps, daughter of
Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps De Lisle
Ambrose Lisle March Phillipps de Lisle (17 March 1809 – 5 March 1878) was a British Roman Catholic convert. He founded Mount St Bernard Abbey, a Trappist abbey in Leicestershire, and worked for the reconversion or reconciliation of Britain t ...
and a great grandchild of the 4th
Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
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like Weld, with whom he would have thirteen children.
Cabinet minister
In 1860, Weld was invited to join
Edward Stafford's government, taking over responsibility for Native Affairs from
William Richmond. In this role, Weld had to contend with conflicts such as the
First Taranaki War
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. Although Weld disliked the prospect of war, and believed that Governor
George Grey
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had mishandled the situation, he believed strongly in the need to assert the power of the government, describing it as a "painful duty".
He unexpectedly lost the
1861 election in Wairau against
William Henry Eyes
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, but due to the staggered election dates successfully stood in the neighbouring electorate a fortnight later, where he defeated
Charles Hunter Brown
Charles Hunter Brown (1825–1898) was a New Zealand politician from Canterbury, New Zealand.
He represented Christchurch Country
Christchurch Country was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand from 1853 to 1 ...
. Weld lost his ministerial position when the Stafford administration was defeated.
In 1864, the government of
Frederick Whitaker
Sir Frederick Whitaker (23 April 1812 – 4 December 1891) was an English-born New Zealand politician who served twice as the premier of New Zealand and six times as Attorney-General.
Early life
Whitaker was born at the Deanery Manor House, ...
resigned due to disputes with the Governor. The point in question was who should bear responsibility for funding British troops stationed in New Zealand. Weld, believing that it was British ineptitude that caused conflict with the Māori in the first place, strongly objected to Grey's demands that Parliament should fund the troops. Weld instead believed that British troops should be removed from New Zealand altogether, and be replaced by local forces.
Premier of New Zealand
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As Premier, Weld met with mixed success. In 1865 the
capital
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was moved to Wellington, and his proposals for Māori relations were adopted. These two things generated considerable bitterness, however – Aucklanders were angry about the change of capital, and Māori were angry about the
confiscation
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of over a million acres (4,000 km²) of land in the
Waikato
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area. Weld's other success, the withdrawal of British troops from New Zealand, was also controversial, and generated considerable hostility from the Governor. In addition, the government's financial situation was precarious. A little less than a year after taking office, Weld's government resigned.
Colonial governorships
Weld, suffering from poor health and stress, retired from politics in 1866, and returned to England the following year. However his health improved, and he began working again. In 1869 he published ''Notes on New Zealand Affairs'', and in March of the same year he began a career as a British colonial governor with an appointment to the post of
Governor of Western Australia
The governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of the monarch of Australia, currently King Charles III. As with the other governors of the Australian states, the governor of Western Australia performs constitutional ...
.
Governor of Western Australia
Weld arrived in
Western Australia
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in September, 1869. He immediately embarked on a series of tours of the state, which saw him travel about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) on horseback in his first six months in office. Impressed by the state's isolation, he urged the establishment of telegraph lines and improvements to transportation. In March, 1870, he sent
John Forrest
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to explore and survey a possible route for a telegraph line between
Albany and
Adelaide
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. This was later built, and by 1874, the state had more than 900 miles (1400 km) of operational telegraph line. Weld also oversaw the establishment of a
steamship
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service along the coast, and the beginnings of a
rail
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system.
Weld saw his appointment to the governorship as a mandate to institute similar constitutional changes to that achieved in New Zealand. With the enthusiastic support of his
Colonial Secretary Frederick Barlee
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...
, he set about promoting
representative government
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. At the first opportunity, Weld introduced a Bill which provided for the election of 12
Members
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of the
Legislative Council, to sit with six official and nominee members. The Bill was eventually passed on 1 June 1870. Barlee then began agitating for responsible government, and in 1874 the Legislative Council passed a resolution calling for it. Although Weld did not think that Western Australia was ready for responsible government, he accepted the situation and passed on the request to the
Colonial Office
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in
London
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. The Colonial Office were strongly against granting responsible government, and were critical of Weld for allowing the situation to arise. In 1874, Weld went on leave to New Zealand to look after his partnership affairs. He is said to have remarked, upon his departure, "
At last she moves", in reference to the improvements he perceived in Western Australia. On this return, he was transferred to the post of
Governor of Tasmania
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, and the issue of responsible government was dropped until 1890.
Other colonial governorships
Weld was Governor of Tasmania from 1875 to 1880. He found the role much less taxing than in Western Australia, as Tasmania already had responsible government and his main duty was to preside at meetings of the Executive Council. From 1880 to 1887, he was
Governor of the Straits Settlements
The governor of the Straits Settlements was appointed by the British East India Company until 1867, when the Straits Settlements became a Crown colony. Thereafter the governor was appointed by the Colonial Office. The position existed from 1826 ...
, consisting of
Malacca
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,
Penang
Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...
, and
Singapore
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. Louch (1966) writes of Weld's seven years in Singapore: "It was there with his wealth of experience that he found the fullest scope for his talents as a colonial administrator, and where he is best remembered now." He was created in the Order of St Michael and St George first CMG (1875), then KCMG (1880) and ultimately GCMG (1885).
He was a devout Catholic all his life, and the
Pope
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made him a knight of the
Order of Pius IX
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Governor of the Straits Settlements
Malay States Administration
In 1880, Sir Frederick Weld arrived in the
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Headquartered in Singapore for more than a century, it was originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Comp ...
. He began to take personal interest in the development of the
Malay States
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Nine of the states ...
. In the middle of 1881, Weld visited the town of
Taiping
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* Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), civil war in southern China
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, in
Perak
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. He found "the revenue increasing and everything going on excellent well..." but "labour for public works and roads and to develop other industries and sources of revenue besides tin-mining," he lamented, "is the great want". he also reported that:
''"Water supply for Taiping from the hill (Maxwell Hill), the roads to Krian, which will connect Taiping town centre with
Province Wellesley
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
, and a rail and tramway from Taiping to the port (
Port Weld
Kuala Sepetang ( Jawi: كوالا سيڤيتڠ; ) is a coastal town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District in northwestern Perak, Malaysia. It is also popularly known by English-speaking locals as Port Weld (Chinese: ) after a former Govern ...
, which was named after him) are amongst the next most necessary works to be undertaken. the town of Taiping has been much improved since the fire, which took place rather more than a year ago; new streets have been laid out to considerable width, and a better class of houses has been built"''
The construction of the Taiping – Port Weld railway was the beginning of a major transformation altering radically the landscape of the Malay Peninsula. It also brought the first influx of Indians (mainly Tamils) and Ceylonese to Perak. Sir Frederick Weld was in Taiping again in 1883 where he "inspected everything". He spent time going down the Port Weld railway line, then in the course of construction, "on a truck behind the Engine". He also put into effect plans to build a telegraph line along the road linking Taiping with Province Wellesley. It was nearing completion after which a railway along the same route would be constructed.
Later life
Weld finally retired from political life in 1887, although he remained active in other fields of work. In 1891, visiting the
Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Headquartered in Singapore for more than a century, it was originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Comp ...
once again, he contracted a serious illness, and returned to England. He died in
Chideock
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Chideock's economy mostly c ...
on 20 July 1891.
Places named after Weld
*
Port Weld
Kuala Sepetang ( Jawi: كوالا سيڤيتڠ; ) is a coastal town located in Larut, Matang and Selama District in northwestern Perak, Malaysia. It is also popularly known by English-speaking locals as Port Weld (Chinese: ) after a former Govern ...
in Perak, also known in Malay as Kuala Sepetang.
* Weld Road in
Kuala Lumpur
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was named in 1960. In 1982 it was renamed
Jalan Raja Chulan
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This article contains an alphabetical list of notable roads within ...
after
Raja Chulan
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, but a 1980s shopping complex on that road retains the name "The Weld".
* Weld Hill in Kuala Lumpur, subsequently renamed Bukit Makahmah. It is now the site of
Menara Maybank
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History
The construction of Maybank Tower commenced in 1984 on Court Hil ...
.
* Weld Road and Upper Weld Road in Singapore and
Weld Quay in
George Town,
Penang
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.
* Weld Road in
Swan View
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, a suburb of
Perth, Western Australia
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.
* Weld Springs, Weld Range and
Mount Weld
Mount Weld mine is a rare earth mine in Western Australia, located about south of Laverton and east of Leonora. It ranks as one of the richest major rare-earth deposits in the world.
Rare earths are contained in secondary phosphates and a ...
in
Western Australia
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, all named by explorer
John Forrest
Sir John Forrest (22 August 1847 – 2 SeptemberSome sources give the date as 3 September 1918 1918) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister i ...
.
* The
Weld River
The Weld River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.
The river rises below Mount Burnside in the Lake Muir State forest. The river flows in a southerly direction through the Shannon National Park until it flows into the D ...
in southwest Western Australia.
* The
Weld Club
The Weld Club is a private male-only social club in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1871 as a gentlemen's club, it is named after Frederick Weld, the chronologically first patron of the club and the Governor of Western Australia at the t ...
and Weld Square in Perth.
* Weld Street in
Hobart
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, Tasmania.
*
Weld Valley
The Weld Valley is a valley located in southern Tasmania. It is an area of aboriginal cultural heritage and natural history within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The valley stretches north-west of Huonville and is approximately ...
and Weld River in
Tasmania
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*
Weldborough, a locality in north-east Tasmania.
* Weld Cone near
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, South Island, New Zealand.
* Weld Street in
Martinborough, New Zealand
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, North Island, New Zealand.
References
Further reading
Prime Ministers’ Office (New Zealand) biography*
*
*
*Prof.
Khoo Kay Kim
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, (2003)
Taiping
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Taiping, Tai-p’ing, or Tai Ping most often refers to:
Chinese history
* Princess Taiping (died 713), Tang dynasty princess
* Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), civil war in southern China
** Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851–1864), the re ...
The Vibrant Years, OFA Desyne (Kuala Lumpur), Cataloguing in National Library of
Malaysia
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,
* Frederick Weld by Jeanine Graham, 1983, Published by Auckland University Press & Oxford University Press.
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Frederick Weld
Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld (9 May 1823 – 20 July 1891), was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies. He was the List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand, sixth Prime Minister of New Zealand, premier of New Zealand, ...