About Kusumoto Masataka
Lived 1838 – 1902 (aged 63). Kusumoto Masataka was a Japanese politician.
(14 April 1838 – 7 February 1902) was a Japanese Home Ministry government official. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Empire of Japan and its third speaker. Previously, he was governor of Niigata Prefecture (1872–1875) and Governor of Tokyo (1875–1879). He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure, and in 1896, he was granted the title of baron (男爵, danshaku) under Meiji Japan's European-derived kazoku peerage system.
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Who was Kusumoto Masataka?
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When was Kusumoto Masataka born?
Kusumoto Masataka was born on 14 April 1838 in Ōmura Domain.
When did Kusumoto Masataka die?
Kusumoto Masataka died on 7 February 1902.
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Kusumoto Masataka was a politician.
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Kusumoto Masataka was Japanese.
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