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'''Fainu'ulelei S. Utu''' (August 4, 1924 － March 6, 1974) was an American Samoa politician who served as [[Speaker of the American Samoa House of Representatives]] (1969-1970) and a member of the [[American Samoa Fono|Fono]] legislature as both a member in the [[American Samoa House of Representatives]] (1969-1973) and the [[American Samoa Senate]] (1973-74).
==Biography==
===Personal life===
Utu was raised in both [[Amouli, American Samoa|Amouli]] and [[Fagatogo]] as his family owned a second home in Fagatogo. He suffered from a variety of illnesses throughout his life and for example, did not finish high school with his peers due to lung disease. Upon graduating high school, Utu attended [[Fiji School of Medicine|Suva Medical School]] in [[Fiji]].
He had one daughter and two sons with his wife Penelope Alaiilima. He was a member of two church communities: he was the deacon in the [[Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa|Congregational Christian Church]] in Amouli, and he was a lay preacher at the Methodist Church in Fagatogo.
===Professional life===
When Utu returned from Fiji upon graduating medical school, he ran and won against incumbent [[A.P. Lutali]] for the House of Representatives, but left for the [[University of Hawai'i]] after serving one term. Upon graduating from the University of Hawai'i, Utu was hired by Governor [[Peter Tali Coleman]] to serve in the Governor's Office. After working for the Governor's Office under Coleman for just a year, Utu became the Immigration Officer and also established a poultry farm in his hometown of Amouli.
He ran for the House of Representatives in 1969 and served as Speaker of the House in the 11th and 12th Legislature. He later received the high chief title "Utu" and the family title of "Fainu'ulelei". He became a Senator in 1973 but served less than two years of his four-year term due to illness. He died on March 6, 1974.
==Source==
* Sunia, Fofō I. F. (1998). ''The Story of the Legislature of American Samoa: In Commemoration of the Golden Jubilee 1948-1998''. Pago Pago, AS: Legislature of American Samoa. Page 271. ISBN 9789829008015.
[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1974 deaths]]
[[Category:Speakers of the American Samoa House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Members of the American Samoa House of Representatives]]
[[Category:American Samoa Senators]]
[[Category:American Samoa Republicans]]
==Biography==
===Personal life===
Utu was raised in both [[Amouli, American Samoa|Amouli]] and [[Fagatogo]] as his family owned a second home in Fagatogo. He suffered from a variety of illnesses throughout his life and for example, did not finish high school with his peers due to lung disease. Upon graduating high school, Utu attended [[Fiji School of Medicine|Suva Medical School]] in [[Fiji]].
He had one daughter and two sons with his wife Penelope Alaiilima. He was a member of two church communities: he was the deacon in the [[Congregational Christian Church in American Samoa|Congregational Christian Church]] in Amouli, and he was a lay preacher at the Methodist Church in Fagatogo.
===Professional life===
When Utu returned from Fiji upon graduating medical school, he ran and won against incumbent [[A.P. Lutali]] for the House of Representatives, but left for the [[University of Hawai'i]] after serving one term. Upon graduating from the University of Hawai'i, Utu was hired by Governor [[Peter Tali Coleman]] to serve in the Governor's Office. After working for the Governor's Office under Coleman for just a year, Utu became the Immigration Officer and also established a poultry farm in his hometown of Amouli.
He ran for the House of Representatives in 1969 and served as Speaker of the House in the 11th and 12th Legislature. He later received the high chief title "Utu" and the family title of "Fainu'ulelei". He became a Senator in 1973 but served less than two years of his four-year term due to illness. He died on March 6, 1974.
==Source==
* Sunia, Fofō I. F. (1998). ''The Story of the Legislature of American Samoa: In Commemoration of the Golden Jubilee 1948-1998''. Pago Pago, AS: Legislature of American Samoa. Page 271. ISBN 9789829008015.
[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1974 deaths]]
[[Category:Speakers of the American Samoa House of Representatives]]
[[Category:Members of the American Samoa House of Representatives]]
[[Category:American Samoa Senators]]
[[Category:American Samoa Republicans]]
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