Hon. Sir Frederick William Holder KCMG (12 May 1850 - 23 July 1909) was a former Premier of South Australia and prominent member of the inaugural Australian commonwealth parliament. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... Parliament House, Canberra The Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the lower house) and the Senate (the upper house or house of review). Section 1 of the Constitution of Australia provides that: The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall...

Born in Happy Valley, South Australia, Holder was educated at St Peters College, Adelaide before first becoming a teacher, schoolmaster and Methodist preacher and later the editor and proprietor of the Burra Record. Holder was elected to the South Australian Legislative Assembly in 1887 as the member for Burra and soon gained a sound reputation in parliament. As a result, he served as Treasurer from 1889-90 and Leader of the Opposition from 1890-92 before his election as Premier in June 1892. Unfortunately for Holder, South Australia was then facing a severe drought which greatly affected its finances and Holder was forced out as Premier after just four months. Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Burra (33°40′ S 138°56′ E) is a town in the mid-north of South Australia. ... The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Holder then served as Commissioner of Public Works in Charles Kingston’s government from 1893-94 and a third stint as Treasurer from 1894 until his re-election as Premier and Treasurer in late 1899. As Premier, his most notable innovation was to introduce one standard time zone throughout South Australia, while he also played a prominent role in the movement towards a federal union, and as such, was a member of the convention that framed the commonwealth constitution in 1897-98. Charles Kingston, (October 22, 1850 _ May 11, 1908) Australian politician, was Premier of South Australia between June 16, 1893 and December 1, 1899. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Holder resigned as Premier in 1901 to enter the new federal parliament as one of the members for South Australia. Elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Holder was re-elected to parliament in the 1903 and 1906 elections in the Division of Wakefield.

Holder married in 1877 and his wife, Julia Maria, would prove to be a great boon to his career, providing political advice and serving as South Australian President of the influential Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

Knighted in 1902, Holder served as Speaker until 1909, when he collapsed while sitting in the Speaker’s Chair while Parliament was in session and died from a cerebral haemorrhage. He was given a state funeral in Adelaide. A cerebral hemorrhage is a condition in the brain in which a blood vessel leaks. ... A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony held to honor heads of state or other important people of national significance. ...

Thomas Playford II (26 November 1837 - 19 April 1915) served as Premier of South Australia from June 11, 1887 to June 26, 1889 and August 8, 1890 to June 20, 1892, as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... John Downer (1843–1915) was the Premier of South Australia from 16 June 1885 until 11 June 1887. ... For other uses of the word Solomon, see Solomon (Disambiguation) Vaiben Louis Solomon (13 May 1853 - 20 October 1908) was a Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian commonwealth parliament. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...