Tadahiko Shimazu

Tadahiko Shimazu (島津 忠彦, Shimazu Tadahiko, August 30, 1899 – May 12, 1980)[1] or Tadahiko Shimadzu (Shimadzu Tadahiko) was a Japanese politician who served as a member of the National Diet.

Tadahiko Shimadzu
島津 忠彦
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
May 3rd, 1947 – June 3rd, 1956
ConstituencyKagoshima at-large district
Member of the House of Peers
In office
July 10th, 1939 – May 2nd, 1947
Personal details
Born(1899-08-30)August 30, 1899
Kagoshima City
DiedMay 12, 1980(1980-05-12) (aged 80)
Alma materSeikei Business school (now Seikei University)

Biography

He was born in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture[2] and was born to the House of Shigetomi of the Shimadzu clan.[1] His father is Baron Shimazu Sounosuke.[1] Tadahiko became a baron by succession in 1925.[1] Tadahiko’s younger brother Hisamoto Katō was a yōga painter.[3]

Tadahiko learned at Kagoshima Prefectural Daini-Kagoshima Middle School (鹿児島県立第二鹿児島中学校, now Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School)[2] and Seikei Business School (成蹊実業専門学校, now Seikei University).[4] He graduated from Seikei Business School in 1923 and worked at Mitsubishi Bank for about ten years[2]. Then he served as the president of several companies.[4]

He was elected to a member of the House of Peers of the Imperial Diet from barons in 1939 and he served until 1947 when the House of Peers was abolished.[4] After World War II, he was elected to a member of House of Councillors of the National Diet from Kagoshima at-large district in 1947 election and 1950 election.[4][5] He was initially an independent member and later belonged to the Liberal Party[5] and then the Liberal Democratic Party.[4] He served as the Chairs of the Committee on telecommunications of the House of Councillors.[4]

References
  1. 霞会館華族家系大成編輯委員会, ed. (1996). 平成新修旧華族家系大成 上巻 (in Japanese). Japan: 吉川弘文館. pp. 739–740. ISBN 9784642036702.
  2. 南日本新聞 (in Japanese). 1950-06-06. morning issue p.1.
  3. 南日本新聞社, ed. (1970). 郷土人系 下 (in Japanese). Japan: 春苑堂書店. p. 37.
  4. 衆議院・参議院, ed. (1990). 議会制度百年史 貴族院・参議院議員名鑑 (in Japanese). Japan: 大蔵省印刷局. pp. 73–74, 327.
  5. 日外アソシエーツ, ed. (2017). 国政選挙総覧 1947～2016 (in Japanese). Japan: 日外アソシエーツ. ISBN 9784816926747.
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