Kawamura Takeji

Junior Third Rank
Kawamura Takeji
川村 竹治
Kawamura in 1932
Governor-General of Taiwan
In office
16 June 1928 – 30 July 1929
MonarchShōwa
Preceded byKamiyama Mitsunoshin
Succeeded byIshizuka Eizō
Minister of Justice
In office
25 March 1932 – 26 May 1932
Prime MinisterInukai Tsuyoshi
Preceded bySuzuki Kisaburō
Succeeded byKoyama Matsukichi
Member of the House of Peers
In office
6 June 1922 – 2 May 1947
Nominated by the Emperor
Gubernatorial offices
Governor of Aomori Prefecture
In office
17 January 1917 – 3 October 1918
MonarchTaishō
Preceded byMatsujirō Kohama
Succeeded bySawada Ushimaro
Governor of Kagawa Prefecture
In office
9 June 1914 – 8 January 1915
MonarchTaishō
Preceded byKanokogi Kogorō
Succeeded byRaizo Wakabayashi
Governor of Wakayama Prefecture
In office
4 September 1911 – 9 June 1914
MonarchsMeiji
Taishō
Preceded byKawakami Chikaharu
Succeeded byKanokogi Kogorō
Personal details
Born(1871-09-01)1 September 1871
Kazuno, Japan
Died8 September 1955(1955-09-08) (aged 84)
Mejiro, Tokyo, Japan[1]
PartyRikken Seiyūkai
Alma materTokyo Imperial University

Kawamura Takeji (川村 竹治, 1 September 1871 – 8 September 1955) was a Japanese businessman and the Governor-General of Taiwan (1928–1929),[2] Minister of Justice (1932).[3][4] He was Governor of Wakayama Prefecture (1911–1914), Kagawa Prefecture (1914–1915) and Aomori Prefecture (1917–1918).

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  1. ^ 『国会』第8巻第8号「元議員の訃 - 川村竹治氏（元貴族院議員）」国会社、1955年10月。p.48
  2. ^ Frédéric, Louis (2002). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 930. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  3. ^ Maritime Taiwan: Historical Encounters with the East and the West. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-0-7656-4189-2.
  4. ^ "日治時期日人與台人書畫數位典藏計畫：川村竹治". www.lib.nthu.edu.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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