Tuiaʻana T. Letuli Explained

Tuiaʻana Tafu Letuli
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency1:Tuālāuta County
Term Start1:1952
Term End1:1957
Birth Date:5 August 1905[1]
Birth Place:ʻIliʻili, American Samoa
Death Place:Honolulu, United States

Tuiaʻana Tafu Letuli (5 August 1905 – 13 May 1967) was an American Samoan High Chief and politician.[2] He served as a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives between 1952 and 1957, and then as Chief of Police from 1957 until his death in 1967.

Biography

Letuli was born in ʻIliʻili.[3] He served in the United States Navy between June 1931 and June 1951 and became a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives, serving until 1957.[1] [3] He represented Tuālāuta County.[4] He then became Chief of Police.[3]

Letuli died on 13 May 1967 at the age of 61 during a trip to Honolulu to see three American Samoan officers graduate from the Honolulu Police Academy.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fold3.com/record/626743786/tafu-letuli-1905-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file Tafu Letuli (1905)
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/260336042/ Chief Letuli Obituary
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-326216548/view?partId=nla.obj-326297232#page/n146/mode/1up Chief Letuli T. Tuiaʻana
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/270132177/ American Samoa News Letter