Robert Frederick Sholl (27 August 1848 – 4 December 1909) was an entrepreneur and a member of the Parliament of Western Australia. His business interests included pearling vessels, real estate and mining. Sholl was also a representative at the Australasian Federal Convention of 1897. He was the son of Government Resident Robert John Sholl (1819–86) and Mary Ann Sholl née Berckelman (1822–89). Three brothers of Robert Frederick Sholl were also notable:

Trevarton Sholl Trevarton Charles Sholl (7 July 1845 – March 1867) was an explorer of North-West Australia and government official. During the 1860s, he undertook expeditions to the regions known later as the Kimberley and Pilbara. In March 1867, at the age of ...

(1845–1867), Richard Adolphus Sholl (1847–1919) and Horatio William (Horace) Sholl (1852–1927).

Bibliography

Bolton, GC, "Sholl, Robert Frederick (1848–1909)", ''Australian Dictionary of Biography''
nline ed.(25 September 2012). {{DEFAULTSORT:Sholl, Robert Frederick 1848 births 1909 deaths Settlers of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly People from the Pilbara Pearlers 19th-century Australian politicians