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Tuiaʻana T. Letuli

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Tuiaʻana Tafu Letuli
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1952–1957
ConstituencyTuālāuta County
Personal details
Born5 August 1905[1]
ʻIliʻili, American Samoa
Died13 May 1967(1967-05-13) (aged 61)
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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tafu Letuli (1905) Fold3. Retrieved 16 December 2021
  2. ^ Chief Letuli Obituary The Honolulu Advertiser, 17 May 1967, pA-10
  3. ^ a b c d Chief Letuli T. Tuiaʻana Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1967, p143
  4. ^ American Samoa News Letter Honolulu-Star Bulletin, 24 December 1956, p2