Den Kenjirō
| Den Kenjirō 田 健治郎 |
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Den Kenjirō
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March 25, 1855 Tamba, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Died | November 16, 1930 (aged 75) Setagaya, Tokyo |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | politician, cabinet minister |
| Known for | Governor-General of Taiwan |
Baron Den Kenjirō (田 健治郎?, March 25, 1855 – November 16, 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 29, 1919 to September 1923, and the first civilian to hold that position.
Den was born in Tamba-Kaibara Domain, located in Hikami District of Tamba Province (part of the modern-day city of Tamba, Hyōgo), where his father was a village headman. After the Meiji Restoration, he sought his fortune in Kumamoto Prefecture (1874), followed by Aichi Prefecture in 1875. Entering service of the police department, he was subsequently assigned to Kōchi Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture and Saitama Prefecture. Around 1890, he came to the attention of Communications Minister Gotō Shōjirō, who recruited him into the central bureaucracy of the Meiji government. He rose to the position of vice minister, and concurrently served on the board of governors of the Japanese Government Railways. In 1898, he resigned from government service to accept an appointment as president of the Kansai Railway Company.
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