Frederick Alonzo Carrington (1808[1] – 15 July 1901) was a 19th century New Zealand politician and surveyor. He was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England in 1807 or 1808, the son of Captain William Carrington.
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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1870 | 4th | Omata | Independent | |
| 1871–1875 | 5th | Grey and Bell | Independent | |
| 1875–1879 | 6th | Grey and Bell | Independent | |
He was 15 years in the Ordnance Survey Department. Then he was appointed by the New Zealand Company as Chief Surveyor to the Plymouth Company and surveyed the new settlement of New Plymouth. He arrived in Wellington in the ship London in 1840. In 1844 he returned to England, and undertook surveying for Parliamentary committees in England and Scotland. From 1851 to 1856 he investigated business proposals in California and other parts of America, Paris and Belgium.
He left for New Zealand with his family in January 1857 and was made Engineer for roads in Taranaki. He finally obtained a grant of land in 1877.
He was Superintendent of Taranaki Province from 1869 to 1876 (when the Provinces were abolished), and was the member of Parliament for Omata in 1870 and then Grey and Bell from 1871 to 1879 when he retired. He was a member of the Harbour Board, and an advocate of an adequate harbour for New Plymouth. He died in New Plymouth.
Carrington Street, a New Plymouth arterial route, and its extension Carrington Road, which winds between the Pouakai and Kaitake ranges, are named for him.
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| Preceded by Henry Robert Richmond |
Superintendent of Taranaki Province 1869–1877 |
Provincial Councils abolished |
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
| Preceded by Charles Brown |
Member of Parliament for Omata 1870 |
Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by James Crowe Richmond |
Member of Parliament for Grey and Bell 1871–1879 |
Succeeded by Robert Trimble |