Deve Toganivalu | |
Office1: | Roko Tui of Bua |
Termstart1: | 1909 |
Termend1: | 1928 |
Successor1: | George Toganivalu |
Office2: | Nominated Member of the Legislative Council |
Term Start2: | 1926 |
Term End2: | 1938 |
Birth Date: | 1864 |
Death Date: | 21 February 1939 (age 75) |
Ratu Deve Toganivalu (1864 – 21 February 1939) was a Fijian chief and politician. He was Roko Tui of Bua from 1909 until 1928 and a member of the Legislative Council between 1926 and 1938.
Born in 1864,[1] Toganivalu started his career in 1880 as a clerk in Levuka.[2] In 1888 he joined the civil service as a Native Tax Inspector.[3] He later became the Governor's Matanivanua and a Native Stipendiary Magistrate.[3] He resigned from the civil service in 1927.[3]
On 1 January 1909 Toganivalu became Roko Tui of Bua,[4] 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.[2] He became a nominated member of the Legislative Council in 1926,[5] and was awarded an Imperial Service Order in the 1928 Birthday Honours.[3] He resigned from the Legislative Council in 1938 and was replaced by G.W. Lalabalavu.[6] He died in February 1939.[3]