Suematsu Kenchō
Suematsu Kenchō | |
|---|---|
末松 謙澄 | |
Suematsu Kenchō, ca.1898 | |
| Home Minister of Japan | |
| In office 19 October 1900 – 2 June 1901 | |
| Prime Minister | Itō Hirobumi |
| Preceded by | Saigō Tsugumichi |
| Succeeded by | Utsumi Tadakatsu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Suematsu Ken'ichirō 30 September 1855 Maeda, Buzen Province, Japan (now Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) |
| Died | 5 October 1920 (aged 65) |
| Spouse |
Ikuko Itō (m. 1889) |
Viscount Suematsu Kenchō (末松 謙澄; 30 September 1855 – 5 October 1920) was a Japanese politician, intellectual and author who lived in the Meiji and Taishō periods. Apart from his activity in the Japanese government, he also wrote several important works on Japan in English. He was portrayed in a negative manner in Ryōtarō Shiba's novel Saka no ue no kumo.