Talio Magalei
Member of the Senate
In office
1973–1978
ConstituencyTualauta County
Personal details
Born8 March 1918
Tula, American Samoa
DiedJuly 4, 1978(1978-07-04) (aged 60)
Faga'alu, American Samoa

Talio Pouli Magalei (8 March 1918 – 4 July 1978) was an American Samoan judge and politician. He served three terms in the Senate during the 1970s.

Biography

Magalei became a village judge and also temporarily served on the High Court. During World War II he joined the US Marine Corps as a medical surveyor.[1]

In the 1972 elections he was elected to the Senate. He was subsequently re-elected in 1974 and 1976. He died in 1978 at the age of 60.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Senator M.P. Talio Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1978, p67


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