Josefa Lalabalavu
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| Ratu Josefa Lalabalavu | |
|---|---|
| 9th Tui Cakau Paramount Chief of Cakaudrove Province Fiji | |
| Born | 1860 Somosomo, Taveuni, Fiji |
| Died | 10 June 1905 Somosomo, Taveuni, Fiji |
| Spouse | 1st Adi Furi 2nd Tupou Moheofo |
| Father | Ratu Goleanavanua |
| Mother | Adi Elenoa Mila |
Ratu Josefa Lalabalavu (1860 – 1905)[1] was the 9th Tui Cakau from 1879 to 1905. He was the Paramount Chief of the Cakaudrove Province in Fiji.[2] He was the son of Ratu Goleanavanua and father of Ratu Glanville Wellington Lalabalavu.
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Lalabalavu was born in Somosomo, Taveuni, Fiji, to Ratu Goleanavanua and Adi Elenoa Mila in 1860. When his father, the 8th Tui Cakau, was dying he was committed to the care of Sir John Bates Thurston, then Britain's honorary consul in Fiji.
Like Ratu Josefa Celua, the youngest son of Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, King of Fiji, Lalabalavu was enrolled at Newington College[3][4] in Sydney, Australia, in 1874. After schooling in Australia he returned to Fiji and Thurston’s household.[5]