Sir Frederick Wollaston Mann KCMG (2 May 1869 – 29 May 1958) was the chief justice of the Australian state of Victoria between 1 October 1935 and 31 January 1944.
He was also Victoria’s lieutenant governor between 12 May 1936 and May 1945.
Mann was nicknamed the “Little Gentleman” because of his height (he was 168 cm tall) and he was unfailingly courteous.
He had a reputation of being a careful judge delivering decisions of precision and clarity.
In 1935, he became the first Australian born person to become chief justice of Victoria.