Talio Magalei Explained

Talio Magalei
Office1:Member of the Senate
Term1:1973–1978
Constituency1:Tualauta County
Birth Date:8 March 1918
Birth Place:Tula, American Samoa
Death Place:Faga'alu, American Samoa

Talio Pouli Magalei (8 March 1918 – 4 July 1978) was an American Samoan judge and politician. He served three terms in the Senate during the 1970s.

Biography

Magalei became a village judge and also temporarily served on the High Court. During World War II he joined the US Marine Corps as a medical surveyor.[1]

In the 1972 elections he was elected to the Senate. He was subsequently re-elected in 1974 and 1976. He died in 1978 at the age of 60.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-335783130/view?partId=nla.obj-335896102#page/n66/mode/1up Senator M.P. Talio