Abe Masatomo was the fourth lord of [[Fukuyama han]], and served as a member of the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' from [[1788]] until [[1803]].
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Abe Masatomo was the fourth [[Abe clan]] lord of [[Fukuyama han]]. Though appointed a member of the ''[[roju|rôjû]]'' in [[1787]]/3, he resigned less than a year later, in [[1788]]/2.
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After having spent a number of years in [[Edo]] (partially due to his position as a ''rôjû''), he returned to the domain in [[1790]] for the first time in some time, and initiated a series of administrative reforms.