Shimooka Chūji

Shimooka Chūji
下岡 忠治
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
25 March 1915 – 22 November 1925
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byNohara Tanejirō
ConstituencyHyōgo Counties (1915–1920)
Hyōgo 5th (1920–1925)
Governor of Akita Prefecture
In office
26 November 1906 – 9 October 1908
MonarchMeiji
Preceded bySeino Chōtarō
Succeeded byMori Masataka
Personal details
Born(1870-10-26)26 October 1870
Died22 November 1925(1925-11-22) (aged 55)
PartyKenseikai
RelativesTakekai Shirane (brother-in-law)
EducationThird Higher School
Alma materTokyo Imperial University
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Shimooka Chūji (下岡 忠治, 26 October 1870 – 22 November 1925) was a Japanese politician and bureaucrat. He served as Inspector-General of Korea from July 1924 and was a member of the House of Representatives from March 1915, serving in both offices until his death in November 1925. He was the second president of Keijō Imperial University, from July 1924 to November 1925.