Frederick Alexander Whitaker

Frederick Alexander Whitaker (1 March 1847 – 9 June 1887) was a 19th-century member of parliament in the Waikato region of New Zealand.

[1] He lost the 1878 by-election for Waipa to Edward Graham McMinn, a "Greyite".

He then represented the Waipa electorate from 1879 to 1884, when he retired having served as government whip during his father's premiership.

[2] He committed suicide in the Auckland Club on 9 June 1887 triggered by losses from land speculation.

[3] He was given a private funeral and was buried alongside his mother in St. Stephen's Churchyard in Auckland.