Goryo Hamaguchi - Life

Life

Year Japanese Year Event
1820 Bunsei 3 Born on June 15 in Hiro-mura. Childhood name, Shichita
1831 Tenpō 2 Adopted into the head family in September and renamed Gita
1839 Tenpō 10 Married to Matsu in November
1851 Kaei 4 Founded Sugidan (Self Defense Group) in Hiro-Mura
1852 Kaei 5 Established a private academy (later called “Taikyu-sha”) in Ta-machi
1853 Kaei 6 Succeeded the head family to become Gihei VII in March
1854 Ansei 1 The tsunami caused by the Ansei Earthquake struck the village in November
1855 Ansei 2 Commenced building the Hiro-mura Seawall in February
1858 Ansei 5 Completion of the Hiro-mura Seawall in December
1859 Ansei 6 Contributed 300 Ryo (gold piece) for the reconstruction of the Vaccination Center
1868 Meiji 1 Selected as Commissioner of Finance in Kishu-Han (Wakayama) in January
1869 Meiji 2 Appointed the president of Gakushu-kan for Ohiroma-seki (a feudal position) in February
1870 Meiji 1 Appointed Gondai-Sanji (Counselor) of Kishu-Han in December
1871 Meiji 4 Appointed Ekitei-no-kami (Minister of Post and Telecommunications) in August
1879 Meiji 12 Elected the first chairman of the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly
1882 Meiji 15 Organized the Kinokuni Doyukai (Association)
1884 Meiji 17 Left Yokohama in May and arrived in the United States
1885 Meiji 18 Died on April 21 in New York, the United States of America

Note)   In July 1871, the abolition of the han system (feudal clan system) and establishment of the prefecture system was an act to replace the traditional han system and introduce new local government.

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