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	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Religion	Anglicanism

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.

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.

Public service career

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

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.

In 1921 he was appointed Administrator of the Northern Territory.

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.