Yoneda Torao

Yoneda Torao (Japanese: 米田虎雄) (March 10, 1839 – November 27, 1915) was an Imperial Japanese Army veteran of the Boshin War. He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture. He was Grand Chamberlain of Japan (1878-1884). He was recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun (2nd class, 1895; 1st class, 1915)[1][2] and the Order of the Sacred Treasure (3rd class, 1888; 1st class, 1908).[3][4]

Preceded by Yamaguchi Tadasada

Grand Chamberlain of Japan 1878–1884

Succeeded by Tokudaiji Sanetsune

References

1. "官報 第3704号 - 叙任及辞令" (Government Gazette #3704 – Appointments and Commissions), November 1 1895.
2. "官報 第998号 - 叙任及辞令" (Government Gazette #998 – Appointments and Commissions), November 29 1915.
3. "官報 第1650号 - 授爵叙任及辞令" (Government Gazette #1650 – Ennoblements, Appointments, and Commissions), December 27 1888.
4. 旧・勲一等瑞宝章受章者一覧 - 戦前の部 (List of Recipients of the former Order of the Sacred Treasure First Class – Prewar Section) Nakano Library

Bibliography

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• Asahi Shimbun, "朝日日本歴史人物事典" (Asahi Encyclopedia of Japanese Historical Figures), Asahi Shinbunsha 1994.

• Kasumi Kaikan Editorial Committee for a Complete Compilation of Genealogies of Peers, 平成新修旧華族家系大成 上巻 (Complete Compilation of the Genealogies of Former Peers: New Heisei Edition – Volume 1), Kasumi Kaikan, 1996.

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• Yasuoka, Akio, ed. "幕末維新大人名事典 上巻" (Great Biographical Dictionary of the late-Edo and Meiji Periods – Volume 1), Shin Jinbutsu Oraisha, 2010.