Frederick Bridges (1840–1904) was an Australian educationalist and former chief inspector of schools.
Born in Windsor, New South Wales on 2 February 1840, Bridges was brought to Sydney as an infant.
[1] He was the son of a Scottish-born stonemason brought to Sydney by John Dunmore Lang and his wife.
[2] At a conference in April 1904 discussing a report made by Sir George Handley Knibbs and J. W. Turner on the educational system, he opposed several resolutions which were designed to replace the pupil-teacher system with one of pre-service teacher education; however, this was passed without consent among conference voters.
[2] His funeral was attended by many in the profession[4] and a memorial was later erected in his honour in Gore Hill Cemetery.