Kusumoto Masataka

Kusumoto Masataka (楠本 正隆) (April 14, 1838 – February 7, 1902) was a Japanese Home Ministry government official. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan and its third speaker. Previously, he was governor of Niigata Prefecture (1872–1875) and governor of Tokyo (1875–1879). He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, and in 1896, he was granted the title of baron (男爵, danshaku) under Meiji Japan's European-derived kazoku peerage system.

Junior Second Rank Baron Kusumoto Masataka
楠本 正隆
Born	(1838-04-14)April 14, 1838 Ōmura Domain, Japan
Died	February 7, 1902(1902-02-07) (aged 63)
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	politician, governor

Bibliography

• 霞会館華族家系大成編輯委員会『平成新修旧華族家系大成』上巻、霞会館、1996年。

House of Representatives (Japan)
Preceded by Tōru Hoshi	Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan 15 December 1893 – 8 June 1896	Succeeded by Kazuo Hatoyama