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Den Kenjirō

Japanese politician

Baron Den Kenjirō (田健治郎; 25 March 1855 – 16 November 1930) was a Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war government of the Empire of Japan. He was also the 8th Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan from October 1919 to September 1923, and the first civilian to hold that position.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Den Kenjirō (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Mar 27, 1855, died Nov 16, 1930.¹

About

Den was also a co-founder of Kaishinsha Motorcar Works, a predecessor to present-day Nissan and the original manufacturer of Datsun automobiles.

From Wikipedia’s article on Den Kenjirō, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

NissanFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedTokyo University³
Date not recordedUniversity of Tokyo³

Career

Occupation: politician.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Nissan⁴
Date not recordedMember of the House of Representatives of Japan⁵
Date not recordedMember of the House of Peers⁵

Personal life

BornMar 27, 1855, Hikami district⁷
DiedNov 16, 1930, Tamagawa⁸
CitizenshipEmpire of Japan⁹
SpousesDen Mitsuko 1879 to 1888¹⁰; Den Yasu married 1888¹⁰

Legal issues and controversies

Court ranks

Junior Seventh Rank (23 May 1882)

Senior Seventh Rank (8 July 1886)

Senior Sixth Rank (8 December 1891)

Junior Fifth Rank (12 December 1892)

Senior Fifth Rank (11 April 1893)

Junior Fourth Rank (28 February 1898)

Senior Fourth Rank (20 September 1898)

Junior Third Rank (30 September 1916)

Senior Third Rank (10 November 1922)

Junior Second Rank (1 April 1930)