Go Seinosuke - Go Seinosuke

Japanese: 郷誠之助 - ごうせいのすけ

Born: January 8, 1865 (Keio 1) in Gifu
Died January 19, 1942. Tokyo businessman. Born as the second son of Baron Go Junzo. He attended Doshisha English School and Tokyo University, but studied in Germany in 1884. After returning to Japan in 1891, he worked for the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce for a time, but in 1895 he became president of Nippon Transport, which was in financial difficulty, and then became president of Iriyama Coal Mining (1900), successfully rebuilding both companies. He also played an active role as a facilitator in the business world, helping to liquidate Oji Paper in 1902 and Teikoku Bank of Commerce in 1908. In 1911 he became chairman of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and worked hard to reform the exchange until his resignation in 1924. During the financial panic of 1927, he helped to liquidate the Jugo Bank, Kawasaki Shipyard, Tokyo Electric Light, and others, and later played a leading role in mediating the merger of Nippon Yusen and Toyo Kisen, and promoting the merger of the public and private steelworks. During this time, he also advocated for the strengthening of business organizations and participated in the establishment of various organizations, serving as executive director of the Japan Industrial Club in 1912, chairman of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1930, and chairman of the Japan Economic Federation in 1957. He was also elected to the House of Peers in 1918 and continued to be elected for the rest of his life, and served as a member of various government committees. Even after retiring from the front lines of business in 1936, he continued to have great influence in political and business circles, serving as chairman of the committee to establish national policy companies such as North China Development and Dai Nippon Airlines, a Cabinet Councilor and advisor to the Ministry of Finance in 1937, and an advisor to the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and the Greater Japan Industrial Patriotic Association in 1940.

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Japanese:

[生]慶応1(1865).1.8. 岐阜
[没]1942.1.19. 東京
実業家。男爵郷純造の次男に生れる。同志社英学校，東京大学などに入学したが，1884年ドイツへ留学。 91年帰国後は一時農商務省に勤めたが，95年経営難に陥っていた日本運輸社長に就任，さらに入山採炭社長 (1900) となり，両社の再建に成功。ほかにも 1902年王子製紙，08年帝国商業銀行の整理を手がけるなど財界の世話役として活躍。 11年東京株式取引所理事長に就任，24年辞任するまで取引所の改革に努力した。 27年の金融恐慌に際しては十五銀行，川崎造船所，東京電灯などの整理にあたり，以後も日本郵船と東洋汽船の合併斡旋，官民製鉄所合同の推進に指導的役割を果した。またこの間に財界組織の強化を主張して各種団体の設立に参加，17年日本工業倶楽部専務理事，30年東京商工会議所・日本商工会議所会頭，32年日本経済連盟会会長などを歴任。また 10年貴族院議員に当選して以後終生連続当選，政府の各種委員会委員もつとめた。 36年実業界の第一線から退いたあとも北支那開発，大日本航空などの国策会社設立委員長，37年内閣参議・大蔵省顧問，40年大政翼賛会，大日本産業報国会顧問などをつとめ，政財界に大きな力をもっていた。

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