Takichi Aso

Businessman. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture. Following his father into the coal mining business, he built Aso Shoten (the predecessor to Aso Cement) into one of the leading local mining companies known as the Chikuho Gosanke (three great families of Chikuho) with the motto "quality is important." He also established Kaho Bank (1896), Kaho Electric Light (1908), Kyushu Industrial Railway (1919), and other companies to promote business diversification, and in one generation he established a solid position in Kyushu's financial world with coal mining, electricity, and railway businesses at its core. During this time, he held important positions such as member of the House of Representatives, member of the House of Peers, president of the Chikuho Coal Mining Association, and chairman of the Coal Mining Association.

[Hideki Hatakeyama]

"The Life of Aso Takichi, by Izumi Hikozo (1934, Daiichi Shobo)" ▽ "The Life of Aso Takichi, by the Aso Takichi Biography Publishing Committee (1935)" ▽ "The Life of Aso Takichi, by the Aso Centennial History Compilation Committee (1979)"

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実業家。福岡県生まれ。父に従い炭鉱業に着手、「程度大切」を信条に、麻生商店（麻生セメントの前身）を筑豊(ちくほう)御三家と称される土着有力鉱業会社に育て上げた。また、嘉穂(かほ)銀行（1896）、嘉穂電灯（1908）、九州産業鉄道（1919）などを設立して経営多角化を推進し、炭鉱、電力、鉄道業を軸に一代で九州財界に確たる地位を築いた。この間、衆議院議員、貴族院議員、筑豊石炭鉱業組合総長、石炭鉱業連合会会長などの要職を歴任した。

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『泉彦蔵著『麻生太吉伝』（1934・第一書房）』▽『麻生太吉伝刊行会『麻生太吉翁伝』（1935）』▽『麻生百年史編纂委員会編『麻生百年史』（1979）』

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