Hamao Arata

Viscount Hamao Arata (濱尾 新, May 12, 1849 – September 25, 1925) was a Japanese politician and educator of the Meiji period, originally hailing from Toyooka, Hyōgo. He was active in the Monbu-shō (present Monka-shō) and as the president of institutions such as Tokyo Imperial University. Hamao was also, very briefly, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan. He was ennobled as a baron on 23 September 1907 and advanced to viscount on 25 November 1921.

In this Japanese name, the family name is Hamao.

Viscount Hamao Arata 濱尾 新
8th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office March 30, 1925 – March 30, 1925
Monarch	Taishō
Preceded by	Hirata Tosuke
Succeeded by	Makino Nobuaki

Family

• Viscount Shirō Hamao (1896–1935) - A novelist and lawyer. Born Shirō Katō, he later became an adopted son of Arata, and succeeded to the viscountcy.[1]
• Minoru Hamao (1925–2006) - The second son of Shirō, and an instructor and the Chamberlain of then-Crown Prince Akihito (later the 125th Emperor of Japan).
• Stephen Fumio Hamao (1930–2007) - The third son of Shirō, and a Catholic cardinal.

References

1. 日本人名大辞典+プラス:浜尾四郎 (Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese People Plus: Shirō Hamao) (in Japanese). Retrieved on 2012-3-14.

Preceded by Matsui Naokichi	8th President of University of Tokyo 1905–1912	Succeeded by Yamakawa Kenjirō
Preceded by Hachisuka Mochiaki	11th Minister of Education 1897–1898	Succeeded by Saionji Kinmochi
Preceded by Kiyoura Keigo	13th President of the Privy Council 13 January 1924–25 September 1925	Succeeded by Hozumi Nobushige
Preceded by Hirata Tosuke	8th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal 30 March 1925–30 March 1925	Succeeded by Makino Nobuaki