David Whippey

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David Whippey (or Whippy, 1802–1871)[1][2] was an American sailor from Nantucket who became a "beachcomber", a white resident of the Fijian islands who served as liaison between the local and foreign communities, and eventually was the United States vice-consul to Fiji.

Whippey left Nantucket on the

Ovalau in Fiji, married a local woman, and had at least eleven children with multiple women.[1] He also mediated between the Fijians and white sailors.[4]

Whippey served as the

vice-consul of the United States to Fiji from 1846 to 1856.[5]

The first attempt at commercial

sugar production in Fiji was by Whippey on Wakaya Island (near Ovalau) in 1862, where he built a sugarcane mill, but this was a financial failure, as the island is small and not suited for growing sugarcane.[6][7][1] Whippey spent the later years of his life on Wakaya until his death in 1871.[1]

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  2. ^ Frank, Stuart M. (Fall 2018). "The Fijian Tabua, William Sizer, and the Methodists" (PDF). Scrimshaw Observer. 2 (3): 6–8. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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  5. ^ Historic Nantucket. Nantucket Historical Association. 1986. p. 18.
  6. ^ Moynagh, Michael (1981). Brown or white? a history of the Fiji sugar industry, 1973 - 1973 (PDF). Canberra: Australian National University. p. 13.
  7. ^ Ali, Rasheed A.; Narayan, Jai P. (1989). "The Fiji Sugar Industry: a brief history and overview of its structure and operations" (PDF). Pacific Economic Bulletin. 4 (2). Asia Pacific Press, Australian National University: 14. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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