Hibi Kimei (日比 重明, June 26, 1848 – August 2, 1926) was Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (1908–1913).[1][2][3][4][5]

Hibi Kimei
日比 重明
Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
In office
April 6, 1908 – June 1, 1913
Preceded byNarahara Shigeru
Succeeded byTakahashi Takuya
Personal details
Born(1848-06-26)June 26, 1848
Ise Province, Japan
DiedAugust 2, 1926(1926-08-02) (aged 78)
OccupationPolitician

References edit

  1. ^ Cabinet of Japan, "高知県属日比重明同県書記官ニ被任ノ件" (Concerning the Appointment of Hibi Kimei of Kochi Prefecture as Secretary in that Prefecture), 1886.
  2. ^ Jinji Kōshinjo, ed. "人事興信録 第3版" (Who's Who Volume 3), 1911. (page 14 lists birth date as May 27 Kaei 1 under the old calendar)
  3. ^ Prefectural Governors Editorial Committee, ed. "新編日本の歴代知事" (Japan's Prefectural Governors, New Edition), Nihontoshosentā, 1991, p.1124.
  4. ^ "官報 第6142号 - 叙任及辞令" (Government Gazette #6142 – Appointments and Commissions), December 21, 1903
  5. ^ Jinji Kōshinjo, ed. "人事興信録 第6版" (Who's Who Volume 6), 1921, p.4.

Further reading edit

  • Hata Ikuhiko, ed. "日本官僚制総合事典:1868 – 2000" (Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Japanese Bureaucracy), Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 2001.