Saisho Atsushi
Saisho Atsushi | |||||
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税所 篤 | |||||
| Governor of Kawachi Province | |||||
| In office 22 January 1869 – 17 July 1869 | |||||
| Governor of Hyōgo Prefecture | |||||
| In office 17 July 1869 – 19 August 1870 | |||||
| 2nd Governor of Sakai Prefecture | |||||
| In office 19 August 1870 – 7 February 1881 | |||||
| Senator | |||||
| In office 12 July 1881 – 9 November 1887 | |||||
| First Governor of Nara Prefecture | |||||
| In office 9 November 1887 – 12 December 1889 | |||||
| Senator (Reappointment) | |||||
| In office 26 December 1889 – 5 June 1890 | |||||
| Imperial Court Councillor | |||||
| In office 5 June 1890 – 30 May 1900 | |||||
| Member of the Privy Council | |||||
| In office 28 April 1905 – 21 June 1910 | |||||
| Personal details | |||||
| Born | 12 December 1827 Kagoshima, Satsuma, Japan | ||||
| Died | June 21, 1910 (aged 82) | ||||
| Spouse | Yatoko Shiihara | ||||
| Occupation | Samurai Politician | ||||
| Awards | Junior Third Rank Senior Third Rank Senior Second Rank Title of Viscount First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure Second Class Order of the Rising Sun First Class Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Hiragana | さいしょ あつし | ||||
| Katakana | サイショ アツシ | ||||
| Kyūjitai | 稅所 篤 | ||||
| Shinjitai | 税所 篤 | ||||
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Saisho Atsushi (税所 篤) (22 December 1827 – 21 June 1910) was a Japanese samurai, viscount, governor, senator and member of the Privy Council of Japan. He was the adoptive father of Japanese writer Murakami Namiroku and thus the great-grandfather of the assassin Otoya Yamaguchi. Atsushi was renowned for his stubbornness and was considered one of the Satsuma Clan's Three Greats, along with Saigō Takamori and Ōkubo Toshimichi. He was a leader within the clan.