About Hirai Seijirō
Lived 1856 – 1926 (aged 69). Hirai Seijirō was a Japanese engineer and politician.
was a Japanese railroad engineer.
Biography Hirai was born in Kanazawa, Japan.
He eventually joined the government of Japan, where he was advanced to the position of president of the Imperial Government Railways in 1904. When the railway became presided by a cabinet minister (Gotō Shinpei being the first minister) in 1908, he was appointed the vice president.
On December 23, 1908, he became a member of the House of Peers as nominated by Emperor Meiji. He was in the office until his death.
In 1913 he was dispatched to China and served as an adviser to the Chinese government until he returned to Japan in 1925.
There is a dormitory named after him at Rensselaer.
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Who was Hirai Seijirō?
Japanese engineer
When was Hirai Seijirō born?
Hirai Seijirō was born on 13 November 1856 in Kanazawa.
When did Hirai Seijirō die?
Hirai Seijirō died on 28 June 1926.
What was Hirai Seijirō's occupation?
Hirai Seijirō was an engineer and politician.
What nationality was Hirai Seijirō?
Hirai Seijirō was Japanese.
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