Ōta Masahiro (太田 政弘, 16 November 1871 – 24 January 1951) was the 14th Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932).[1] He was Governor of Fukushima Prefecture (1913–1915), Ishikawa Prefecture (1915–1916), Kumamoto Prefecture (1916–1919), Niigata Prefecture (1919–1923) and Aichi Prefecture (1923–1924). He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo.
Ōta Masahiro | |
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太田 政弘 | |
Governor General of Taiwan | |
In office 16 January 1931 – 2 March 1932 | |
Monarch | Shōwa |
Prime Minister | Hamaguchi Osachi Wakatsuki Reijirō |
Preceded by | Ishizuka Eizō |
Succeeded by | Minami Hiroshi |
Governor-General of Kwantung | |
In office 17 August 1929 – 16 January 1931 | |
Prime Minister | Hamaguchi Osachi |
Preceded by | Kinoshita Kenjiro |
Succeeded by | Tsukamoto Seiji |
Personal details | |
Born | Yamagata Prefecture, Japan | 16 November 1871
Died | 24 January 1951 | (aged 79)
Political party | Minseitō |
References
edit- ^ Frédéric, Louis (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 930. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
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