Deve Toganivalu

Ratu Deve Toganivalu (1864 – 21 February 1939) was a Fijian chief and politician. He was Roko Tui of Bua from 1909 until 1928 and a member of the Legislative Council between 1926 and 1938.

Biography Born in 1864, Toganivalu started his career in 1880 as a clerk in Levuka. In 1888 he joined the civil service as a Native Tax Inspector. He later became the Governor's Matanivanua and a Native Stipendiary Magistrate. a role he held until being succeeded by his son George Toganivalu in 1928. During his tenure, Bua gained a reputation as being the best-run and most traditional province of the territory. and was awarded an Imperial Service Order in the 1928 Birthday Honours. He died in February 1939.