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George Tuisawau
Ratu George Cokanauto Tuisawau OBE (18 August 1901 – 14 September 1961) was a Fijian chief and politician. He was Roko Tui of Rewa from 1936 until 1961,[1] and spent two decades as a member of the Legislative Council. BiographyTuisawau was on 18 August 1901 in Rewa to Lutunauga Bativuaka Tuisawau and Adi Teimumu Vuikaba.[2] He was educated at the Queen Victoria School.[3] In 1921 he started working as a clerk and interpreter, before being moving to Levuka in 1925.[3] In 1926 he married Asenaca, with whom he had two daughters,[3] He later married Flora Black, with whom he had a son, and Miliakere Lewavaro, with whom he had another daughter.[2] In 1928 he moved to Ba, and later in the year started working for the Secretariat for Fijian Affairs.[3] Tuisawau was appointed Roko Tui of Rewa in 1936, succeeding Joni Mataitini, who had died two years previously.[4] He also became Roko Tui Dreketi, succeeding his father.[2] In 1936 he was nominated by the Great Council of Chiefs as a potential member of the Legislative Council,[5] and was selected by the Governor to join the council,[6] going on to spend two decades in the body.[7] During World War II, he commanded the First Docks Company of the Fiji Labour Corps, serving in the Solomon Islands.[8] He also served in the Executive Council during 1946, 1948 and 1953.[9][10][11] He was made an OBE in the 1951 New Year Honours.[8] Tuisawau died on 14 September 1961 at the age of 60.[12][7] His daughter Lala succeeded him as Roko Tui of Rewa.[2] References
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