Kawamura Nagataka

Japanese: 川村修就 - かわむら ながたか
Kawamura Nagataka
1795-1878 A samurai from the late Edo period.
Born in 1790. A shogunate vassal. Appointed by senior councilor Mizuno Tadakuni, he became the first Niigata magistrate in 1834. He worked to establish a firefighting system, create erosion control forests, and enforce public morals. He later served as the magistrate of Osaka Nishimachi and Nagasaki. He passed away in 1878, aged 84. He was nicknamed Seibei and his pen name was Seisai.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
1795-1878 江戸時代後期の武士。
寛政7年生まれ。幕臣。老中水野忠邦にとりたてられ,天保(てんぽう)14年初代新潟奉行となる。消防制度の確立,砂防林の造成,風紀の粛正などにつとめた。のち大坂西町奉行,長崎奉行などを歴任。明治11年死去。84歳。通称は清兵衛。号は精斎。

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