Tomita Tetsunosuke
| Tomita Tetsunosuke 富田鐵之助 |
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| Governor of the Bank of Japan | |
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In office 1888–1889 |
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| Preceded by | Yoshihara Shigetoshi |
| Succeeded by | Kawada Koichiro |
| Governor of Tokyo | |
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In office 1891–1893 |
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| Preceded by | Hachisuka Mochiaki |
| Succeeded by | Miura Yasushi |
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December 5, 1835 Sendai, Japan |
| Died | February 27, 1916 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | diplomat, banker, entrepreneur |
Tomita Tetsunosuke (富田鐵之助?, December 5, 1835 – February 27, 1916) was a Japanese businessman, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and Governor of Tokyo.
Tomita was born in Sendai Domain (modern Miyagi Prefecture), as the fourth son of a samurai retainer to the Date clan. In 1856, he was sent by the domain to Edo, to study western artillery science, and soon after his return, was sent back to Edo again to study naval science under Katsu Kaishū. In 1867, he was chosen to accompany Katsu Kaishū’s son to the United States for studies. He studied economics at the Whitney Business College in Newark, New Jersey under William C Whitney (who was subsequently hired by Mori Arinori as a foreign advisor to teach the Double-entry bookkeeping system in Japan).
With the Boshin War, and the overthrow of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tomita returned briefly to Japan, but was urged back to the United States by Katsu Kaishū. His position was recognized by the new Meiji government was thus able to help organize the visit of the Iwakura Mission to the United States in 1872. Ito Hirobumi and Okubo Toshimichi confirmed his position as the first Japanese Vice-Consul to New York during the course of the Iwakura Mission. He finally returned to Japan in 1874, and soon became a member of the Meirokusha. Through the introduction of Fukuzawa Yukichi, he married the daughter of Sugiyama Gen, and drew up the first recorded formal marriage contract in Japan. Afterwards, he was appointed Japanese consul-general to Shanghai. Subsequently, Tomita served as Secretary to the Japanese legation in London.
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