Frederic Dudley North was an English-born public servant and sportsman.
19 Facts About Frederic North
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Frederic North played two first-class matches for Western Australia, and was involved in cricket administration, serving as the first secretary of the Western Australian Cricket Association.
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Outside of cricket, Frederic North worked as a public servant, filling various roles in the Western Australian government, including secretary to Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia, and head Colonial Secretary's Department.
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Frederic North was Mayor of Cottesloe between 1906 and 1907 and again from 1911 to 1916.
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Frederic North died in Cottesloe from a heart attack in 1921, at the age of 54.
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Frederic North was born on 9 November 1866, in Kensington in London, to Charles Augustus Frederic North and Rachel Elizabeth Grant.
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Frederic North's mother was a daughter of the Scottish artist Sir Francis Grant.
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Frederic North was educated at Rugby School, playing two matches for the school's cricket team against Marlborough College, taking 10 wickets.
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Frederic North emigrated to Perth, Western Australia, in 1886, becoming a junior clerk in the Lands Department in January 1887.
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Frederic North was a pioneer of cricket in Western Australia, organising the first tour of the eastern colonies by a state representative team, in 1893, and serving as the first secretary of the Western Australian Cricket Association.
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Frederic North represented Western Australia at tennis, and founded the Sea View Golf Club in Cottesloe in 1909.
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In 1891, Frederic North was appointed clerk of the Executive Council of Western Australia.
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Frederic North served as secretary to the Premier of Western Australia, John Forrest, serving as aide-de-camp to the Governor of Western Australia, William Robinson, from 1894 to 1895.
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Frederic North accompanied Forrest to the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, and represented Western Australia on the committee welcoming the Duke and Duchess of York to Australia for the opening of the first Federal Parliament in Melbourne.
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In 1902, Frederic North was appointed head of the Colonial Secretary's Department, and he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in the November 1902 Birthday Honours list.
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Frederic North served as the president of the Civil Service Association of Western Australia from 1908 to 1911.
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Frederic North served as the chairman of the Cottesloe Road District from 1906 to 1907 and as mayor of the Municipality of Cottesloe from 1911 to 1916.
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Frederic North retired from the Civil Service Association in September 1920 due to ill health.
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Frederic North died after he collapsed at the Sea View Golf Club, in August 1921.