Thomas George Nauer (1910 – 9 February 1953), also known as Tofa Tōmasi, was a Western Samoan politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1948 and 1953.
[1] He was educated at the Marist school,[2] and later became a trader based in Falealili, where he married Pulaloa, who was also half German and the daughter of a Samoan chief.
[1] After being nominated to be a member of the Legislative Assembly for A'ana as part of the 1948 election process, he was initially unable to take his seat due to his German nationality.
[5] He was subsequently re-elected in the 1951 elections,[6] and remained an MLA until his death on 9 February 1953 at the age of 43,[1][7][2] having been widely viewed as a strong candidate to become Samoa's first Prime Minister.
[8] Nauer's son George initially held European status, but also changed to Samoan, inheriting his father's title.