About Kurahei Yuasa
Lived 1874 – 1940 (aged 66). Kurahei Yuasa was a Japanese teacher and politician.
Baron Yuasa Kurahei (湯浅 倉平, 1 February 1874 – 24 December 1940) was a Japanese politician and bureaucrat. He served as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (1936–1940), Minister of the Imperial Household (1933–1936), Inspector-General of Korea (1925–1927) and President of the Board of Audit (1929–1933). He was a member of the House of Peers from 1916 to 1929. He held the court rank of Senior Second Rank. However, the barony became extinct upon his death as the heir presumptive was a female household head, his wife. He was buried at Zendō-ji temple in Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture.
His nephew Daitarō Yuasa was Director of Jusendō Hospital and helped establish the Kōriyama City Library.
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Who was Kurahei Yuasa?
Japanese politician
When was Kurahei Yuasa born?
Kurahei Yuasa was born on 1 February 1874 in Toyoura.
When did Kurahei Yuasa die?
Kurahei Yuasa died on 24 December 1940 in Empire of Japan, Tokyo, Ushigome.
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Kurahei Yuasa was a teacher and politician.
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Kurahei Yuasa was Japanese.
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