Benzō Fujii

Benzō Fujii
藤井 勉三
Councilor of Tsuruga Prefecture
In office
8 May 1872 – 19 January 1873
Preceded byNaomitsu Kumagai
Succeeded byUjihisa Murata
Lieutenant Governor of Tsuruga Prefecture
In office
19 January 1873 – 25 January 1875
Succeeded byTaketoshi Yamada
Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture
In office
23 February 1875 – 6 April 1880
Preceded byDate Muneoki
Succeeded bySadaaki Senda
Fifth Rank Judge of Hiroshima Prefecture
In office
5 June 1875 – 24 January 1876
Personal details
BornFebruary/March 1840 or c. 1842
DiedSeptember 1880 or 1881 (age 40 or 38–39)

Benzō Fujii (1840–1880 or c. 1842–1881) was a Japanese bakumatsu-era samurai in the Chōshū Domain and an early Meiji era politician who served as lieutenant governor of Tsuruga Prefecture in 1873–1875 and governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1875–1880.