Ratu Deve Toganivalu (1864 – 21 February 1939) was a Fijian chief and politician. He was

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of Bua from 1909 until 1928 and a member of the Legislative Council between 1926 and 1938.

Biography

Born in 1864, Toganivalu started his career in 1880 as a clerk in

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.Timothy J. Macnaught (1982
The Fijian Colonial Experience
The Australian National University, p55 In 1888 he joined the civil service as a Native Tax Inspector.Ratu Deve Toganivalu, I.S.O.
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1939, p6 He later became the Governor's Matanivanua and a Native Stipendiary Magistrate. He resigned from the civil service in 1927. On 1 January 1909 Toganivalu became Roko Tui of Bua, a role he held until being succeeded by his son George Toganivalu in 1928. During his tenure, Bua gained a reputation as being the best-run and most traditional province of the territory. He became a nominated member of the Legislative Council in 1926, and was awarded an Imperial Service Order in the

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. He resigned from the Legislative Council in 1938 and was replaced by G.W. Lalabalavu.Ratu G.W. Lalabalavy
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', March 1938, p58 He died in February 1939.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toganivalu, Deve 1864 births Fijian chiefs Fijian civil servants Members of the Legislative Council of Fiji Companions of the Imperial Service Order 1939 deaths Colony of Fiji people