Amie Augustus Ragg (7 October 1878 – 5 September 1957) was a Fijian engineer, civil servant and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council between 1944 and 1950.

Biography

Ragg was born in Fiji and initially worked as a marine engineer before becoming a mechanical engineer.Mr. Amie Ragg
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', September 1957, p145 In 1901 he married Florence Fretheway; the couple had three children, two sons and one daughter. In middle age he joined the Department of Public Works, and after studying for the

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certification, he rose to become director of the department. He retired in 1938, and was awarded the

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the following year. Ragg contested the Southern seat in the 1940 Legislative Council elections, but was beaten by the incumbent Alport Barker.Fiji Elections This Month
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', July 1944, p7 However, in the 1944 elections he unseated Barker, becoming an MLC alongside his younger brother

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. He was re-elected in

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, but lost to Barker in the

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. He died in September 1957 at the age of 78.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ragg, Amie 1878 births Fijian engineers Fijian civil servants Members of the Legislative Council of Fiji 1957 deaths