Molio'o Setu

Molio'o Setu
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1948–1951
Succeeded byOla'aiga Pa'u
ConstituencyVa'a-o-Fonoti
Personal details
Died8 September 1959

Molio'o Pouli Setu (died 8 September 1959) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1948 and 1951.

Biography

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A member of the Fono of Faipule,[1] Setu was selected as the Samoan representative for Va'a-o-Fonoti when the Legislative Assembly was established in 1948.[2] However, he failed to be re-elected in the 1951 elections.[3] He also served as a district judge.

He married Tu'iemanu Manu'a. Their daughter Lili Tunu married Malietoa Tanumafili II in 1940.[4] He died on 8 September 1959 at the age of 70, leaving six children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chief Molio'o Pouli Setu Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1959, p152
  2. ^ Lauofo Meti (2002) Samoa: The Making of the Constitution, National University of Samoa, p28
  3. ^ Meti, p29
  4. ^ Frederic Koehler Sutter (1989) The Samoans: A Global Family University of Hawaii Press, p159