Ing, J.

...He was a samurai of the Tsugaru domain who found himself in a difficult position during the upheaval of the Meiji Restoration. He went to Yokohama to study Western studies and became a member of the Yokohama Band. He returned to Hirosaki with Methodist Episcopal missionary John Ing, and in 1874 he became head of To-o Gijuku. The following year he established the Hirosaki Public Church and converted to Methodism. He led the Aomori Freedom and People's Rights Movement, submitted a proposal for the establishment of a national parliament in 1880, and became a member of the prefectural assembly in 1882. ...

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…津軽藩士で明治維新の激変で苦境に立ち，洋学の習得のため横浜に赴き，横浜バンドの一人となる。メソディスト監督教会宣教師イングJohn Ingと弘前に帰り，1874年東奥義塾塾頭に就任，翌年弘前公会を設立し，メソディストに転じる。青森自由民権運動を指導し，80年国会開設建言書を提出，82年より県会議員となる。…

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