Suematsu Kenchō
Japanese politician (1855–1920) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Japanese name, the surname is Suematsu.
Viscount Suematsu Kenchō (末松 謙澄, September 30, 1855 – October 5, 1920) was a Japanese politician, intellectual and author, who lived in the Meiji and Taishō periods. Apart from his activity in the Japanese government, he also wrote several important works on Japan in English. He was portrayed in a negative manner in Ryōtarō Shiba's novel Saka no ue no kumo.
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Viscount Suematsu Kenchō | |
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末松 謙澄 | |
Home Minister of Japan | |
In office 1900–1901 | |
Preceded by | Saigō Tsugumichi |
Succeeded by | Utsumi Tadakatsu |
Personal details | |
Born | Suematsu Ken'ichirō (1855-09-30)September 30, 1855 Maeda, Buzen Province, Japan (now Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) |
Died | October 5, 1920(1920-10-05) (aged 65) |
Spouse |
Ikuko Itō (m. 1889) |
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