Benzō Fujii

Benzō Fujii[lower-alpha 1] (1840–1880) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture in 1875–1880.[1]

Biography

Benzō Fujii was born in present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1840 into a samurai household serving the Chōshū Domain. In 1871, he went to Europe to study, funded by the Chōshū Domain. He then entered service for the Meiji government. He was made councilor of Tsuruga Prefecture (now part of Fukui Prefecture) on 8 May 1872, and was promoted to governor on 19 January 1873.[1]

References
  1. "神奈川県鎌倉市　藤井家文書（広島県令藤井勉三文書）仮目録（請求番号198831）" [Kamakura, Kanagawa; Documents of the Fujiis (Documents Regarding Benzō Fujii, Governor of Hiroshima) Preliminary List (Request No. 198831)] (PDF) (in Japanese). 広島県立文書館. June 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-06-14.

Notes
  1. 藤井 勉三（ふじい　べんぞう）


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