Funakoshi Mamoru

Funakoshi Mamoru

Funakoshi Mamoru ( Japanese 船 越 衛 ; * July 13, 1840 in Hiroshima ; † December 23, 1913 ) was a statesman in the Japanese Empire who was governor of Chiba between 1880 and 1888 . In 1896 he was raised as a baron (Danshaku) to hereditary nobility ( Kazoku ) .

Life

Funakoshi Mamoru was a son of the Hiroshima clan samurai Yaojuro Funakoshi. After attending today's Shudo Junior and Senior High School, founded in 1725, he studied war and military sciences with Ōmura Masujirō . At the end of the Edo period , he was appointed in May 1868 and took Richter shortly afterwards the continual 1868-1869 Boshin War as a staff officer in the region Tohoku in part. He was later an official (Daijō) in the Army Ministry (Rikugun-shō) , which was responsible for the administration of the Imperial Japanese Army after its establishment in April 1872 . He then moved to the Interior Ministry ( Naimu-shō ) as assistant chief secretary (Gondai-shokikan ) . In March 1880, he replaced Shibahara Yawara as governor of Chiba and held this position until November 1888, whereupon Ishida Eikichi took his place there.

Subsequently, Funakoshi Mamoru became a member of the Council of Elders ( Genrōin ) in 1888 and subsequently made a trip to Europe . On May 21, 1890 he was after his return as the successor of Iwamura Takatoshi Governor of Ishikawa and remained in this post until his replacement by Iwayama Takayoshi on April 9, 1891. He in turn was on April 9, 1891 successor to Matsudaira Masanao Governor of Miyagi and held this office until January 20, 1894, after which Katsumata Minoru was his successor there. On January 23, 1894 he became a member of the mansion ( Kizokuin ) , the upper house of the Reichstag (Teikoku-gikai) , and was a member of this until October 19, 1910. During this time he was a senior member of the Sawakai faction . On June 5, 1896 he was raised as a baron (Danshaku) to the hereditary nobility ( Kazoku ) . In 1910 he finally became a member of the Secret Privy Council ( Sūmitsu-in ) and belonged to this advisory body of the Tennō until his death on December 23, 1913. After his death, his son Funakoshi Mitsunojo inherited the title of baron.

Web links

• Entry in Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Funakoshi is the family name, Mamoru the first name.