Tevita ʻAlokuoʻulu explained

Lord Fusituʻa
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Tongatapu
Birth Date:1908
Death Date:15 October 1973 (aged 65)

Tevita ʻAlokuoʻulu, Lord Fusituʻa (1908 – 5 October 1973) was a Tongan noble and politician.

Biography

Born in 1908, ʻAlokuoʻulu acceded to the Fusituʻa title – one of the three members of the nobility of Niuafoʻou – in 1929 at the age of 21.[1]

He was later elected to the Legislative Assembly as one of the nobles representing Tongatapu.[2]

ʻAlokuoʻulu died in October 1973 at the age of 65, at which point he was the longest-serving noble in Tonga.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-337111155/view?partId=nla.obj-337154868#page/n116/mode/1up The Hon Fusitu'a
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-325741527/view?partId=nla.obj-325821963#page/n91/mode/1up Tongan Women Missed Their Vote