Frederick Martin Christian: Difference between revisions

'''Frederick Martin "Fred" Christian''' (18 December 1883 – 17 December 1971) was a politician from [[Pitcairn]]. He was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island on three occasions between 1921 and 1943,<ref>"[https://www.worldstatesmen.org/Pitcairn.htm Pitcairn Island]", ''worldstatesmen.org'' Retrieved 9 November 2021.</ref> and was a Pitcairn councillor in 1956.<ref name=box>"[https://www.ernahiscockantiques.com/view_product.php?product_id=3478 Rare box by Fred Christian]," Hiscock and Shepherd Antiques, Retrieved 9 November 2021.</ref>

Christian was the son of Daniel Christian and Harriet Melissa McCoy. He married Flora Clarice Warren.<ref name=box/> As is commonly the case with the small population of Pitcairn, he was closely related to several other island leaders, notably brother [[Edgar Allen Christian]], cousins [[Gerard Bromley Robert Christian]] and [[Charles Richard Parkin Christian]], and grandfather [[Thursday October Christian II]].

Christian was described as "a titan of a man, with a voice that seemed to well up from the bottom of his 6'6" (1.98m) frame."<ref name =box/> He was also a noted craftsman and cartographer. One of his maps appeared on a Pitcairn Island stamp in 2017.<ref>"[https://www.allaboutstamps.co.uk/collecting-resources/new-stamps-focus-on-maps-of-pitcairn-island-through-the-centuries/ New stamps focus on maps of Pitcairn Island through the centuries]," ''allaboutstamps.co.uk'' Retrieved 9 November 2021.</ref>