Frederic Urquhart

Frederic Urquhart
Administrator of the Northern Territory
In office
17 January 1921  16 January 1926
Personal details
Born (1858-10-27)27 October 1858
St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, England
Died 2 December 1935(1935-12-02) (aged 77)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian

Frederic Charles Urquhart (27 October 1858 – 2 December 1935) was a Queensland Police Commissioner and Administrator of the Northern Territory in Australia.

Early life

Frederic Charles Urquhart was born at St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, England.[1]

He was educated at Bloxham School in Oxfordshire. He served as a midshipman in the Royal Navy before migrating to Queensland in 1875, where he worked in the sugar and cattle industries.[1]

Public service career

In 1878 Urquhart became a telegraph linesman at Normanton, Queensland.[1]

He joined the Queensland Police in 1889 and rose to the rank of Inspector in the Criminal Investigation Branch and then to Chief Inspector. On 1 January 1917 he was appointed as the 4th Queensland Police Commissioner, a position he held until 16 January 1921.[1]

In 1921 he was appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory.[1]

Later life

After retiring as administrator in 1926, Urquhart settled in Brisbane. He died at St Helen's Private Hospital on 2 December 1935 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W. Ross, Johnston. "Urquhart, Frederic Charles (1858–1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University: National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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