Yamagata Isaburō
Prince Yamagata Isaburō | |
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| 山縣伊三郎 | |
Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan | |
| Died | September 24, 1927 (aged 69) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, cabinet minister |
| Spouse | Katō Takako |
| Children | Yamagata Arimichi (son) Yamagata Saburo (son) |
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| Family | Tsurumi Moriyoshi (brother) |
Prince Yamagata Isaburō (山縣伊三郎, born Katsu Isaburō; February 6, 1858 – September 24, 1927) was a Japanese politician, cabinet minister, and Japanese Inspector-General of Korea. His wife was the daughter of Katō Hiroyuki.
Biography
Katsu Isaburō was born in
Yamaguchi prefecture, as the second son of samurai Katsu Kanesuke and Yamagata Toshiko, the elder sister of Yamagata Aritomo
. As the latter had no children, he was adopted by Yamagata Aritomo in 1861 to carry on the family name.
After the
Home Ministry as served as Secretary to the governor of Aichi Prefecture before being appointed governor of Tokushima Prefecture, followed by Mie Prefecture
. He was later promoted to Director of the Local Affairs Bureau within the Home Ministry, and rose to the post of Vice Minister.
In 1906, Yamagata entered the 1st Saionji administration as Minister of Communications. His chief achievement was to bring about the collapse of the Saionji administration by creating a budgetary deadlock over railroad funding at the behest of Yamagata Aritomo.[1]
In July 1908, Yamagata was appointed to a seat in the
Diet of Japan
.
In 1910, following the resignation of March 1 Movement in 1919.[2]
He subsequently served as Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory from May 1920 to September 1922.
In 1922, after the death of his foster-father Yamagata Aritomo, he inherited the Privy Council
until his death in 1927.
Honours
From the Japanese Wikipedia article
Decorations
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class (27 December 1902; Fourth Class: 28 December 1898; Fifth Class: 26 June 1897; Sixth Class: 21 June 1895)
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (21 July 1909; Second Class: 1 April 1906)
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers (24 September 1927; posthumous)
References
- ISBN 978-0521131483. page 157
- ISBN 978-0295990408. page 125
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