Frederick Walker Pitkin (August 31, 1837 – December 18, 1886) was an American politician who served as the second Governor of the state of Colorado from 1879 to 1883.

[1] Following graduation, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to establish the law firm of Palmer, Hooker, and Pitkin.

Returning to the United States in 1874, he settled in southwestern Colorado, where his health stabilized, and resumed his career as an attorney.

During his two terms as governor, he dealt with a number of crises including the railway feud involving the Atchison, Topeka-Santa Fe, and the Denver-Rio Grande rail companies.

Following his retirement from public office, he settled in Pueblo, Colorado and resumed his law practice and mining business.