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Created page with "right|thumb|320px|The graves of Hirata Tôsuke and his wife at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)| in Tokyo]] *''Born: 1849/3/3'' *''Died: 1925/4/14'' *''Title..."
[[File:Hirata-tosuke.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The graves of Hirata Tôsuke and his wife at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]] in Tokyo]]
*''Born: [[1849]]/3/3''
*''Died: 1925/4/14''
*''Titles'': 伯爵 ''(hakushaku, Count)''
*''Other Names'': [[伊東]] ''(Itou)''
*''Japanese'': [[平田]] 東助 ''(Hirata Tousuke)''
Hirata Tôsuke was a [[Meiji period|Meiji]] and Taishô period statesman who served as [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Commerce and Agriculture]] and later [[Naimusho|Minister of the Interior]] under [[Prime Minister]] [[Katsura Taro|Katsura Tarô]]. He was also a member of the [[Iwakura Mission]], and later of the [[House of Lords]].
The second son of physician and [[Yonezawa han]] retainer [[Ito Shoeki|Itô Shôteki]], he was adopted by domain physician [[Hirata Ryohaku|Hirata Ryôhaku]], and took the name "Hirata." He attended the [[han school]] [[Kojokan|Kôjôkan]] as well as studying under [[Koga Kinichiro|Koga Kin'ichirô]] in [[Edo]], and during the [[Boshin War]] served as a field physician for the [[Aizu han]] faction.
After the [[Meiji Restoration]], Hirata moved to [[Tokyo]] to attend the [[Daigaku Nanko|Daigaku Nankô]] (Southern School of the University), and later joined [[Ogura Shohei]]<!--小倉処平--> in taking up employment at the Osaka [[Kaiseijo]]<!--大阪開成所--> (a school of foreign studies established prior to the Restoration). In [[1871]], he traveled to Europe as a member of the Iwakura Mission, earning a doctorate in politics and law from a university in Prussia.
Returning to Japan in [[1876]], he gained the favor of several prominent figures including [[Yamagata Aritomo]], [[Shinagawa Yajiro|Shinagawa Yajirô]], and [[Kido Koin|Kido Kôin]], and entered into government service. He initially served briefly in the Ministry of the Interior before being transferred to the [[Ministry of Finance]]. Hirata then married Shinagawa's adoptive daughter Tatsuko, and co-founded a German Association with Shinagawa. He became a member of the House of Lords in [[1890]] and that same year was named interim secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, and secretary of the [[Privy Council]]. Within the House of Lords, he worked to strengthen the power of Yamagata Aritomo's faction. Over the course of the 1890s, he played a role in the drafting of the [[Meiji Constitution]], and of much key legislation of the time. He was then named head of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau<!--法制局長官--> in [[1898]].
In [[1901]], Prime Minister Katsura Tarô named Hirata to his cabinet, as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. In that position, he was particularly active in setting regulations for industrial associations, and encouraging their growth and development; these associations would later develop into some of Japan's major agricultural cooperatives. During Katsura's second administration, Hirata was named Minister of the Interior in [[1908]]. He helped develop the [[Imperial Rescript of 1908]]<!--戊申詔書の発布-->, and continued to work to advance agricultural and industrial development in the countryside.
In [[1912]], Hirata ran for Prime Minister, but dropped out of the race, and later backed [[Terauchi Masatake]]. Under Prime Minister Terauchi, he served as a member of the diplomatic survey service, and interim president of the educational council. Following the death of Yamagata Aritomo in 1922, Hirata became Minister of the Interior again, and served as an advisor to ''[[genro|genrô]]'' [[Saionji Kinmochi]].
Following his death, Hirata was buried alongside his wife at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]] in Tokyo.
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==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B9%B3%E7%94%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%8A%A9-14937 Hirata Tôsuke]," ''Nihon daihyakka zensho Nipponica'', Shôgakukan.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B9%B3%E7%94%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%8A%A9-14937 Hirata Tôsuke]," ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'', Hitachi Solutions.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B9%B3%E7%94%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%8A%A9-14937 Hirata Tôsuke]," ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'', Asahi Shinbunsha.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]
*''Born: [[1849]]/3/3''
*''Died: 1925/4/14''
*''Titles'': 伯爵 ''(hakushaku, Count)''
*''Other Names'': [[伊東]] ''(Itou)''
*''Japanese'': [[平田]] 東助 ''(Hirata Tousuke)''
Hirata Tôsuke was a [[Meiji period|Meiji]] and Taishô period statesman who served as [[Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce|Minister of Commerce and Agriculture]] and later [[Naimusho|Minister of the Interior]] under [[Prime Minister]] [[Katsura Taro|Katsura Tarô]]. He was also a member of the [[Iwakura Mission]], and later of the [[House of Lords]].
The second son of physician and [[Yonezawa han]] retainer [[Ito Shoeki|Itô Shôteki]], he was adopted by domain physician [[Hirata Ryohaku|Hirata Ryôhaku]], and took the name "Hirata." He attended the [[han school]] [[Kojokan|Kôjôkan]] as well as studying under [[Koga Kinichiro|Koga Kin'ichirô]] in [[Edo]], and during the [[Boshin War]] served as a field physician for the [[Aizu han]] faction.
After the [[Meiji Restoration]], Hirata moved to [[Tokyo]] to attend the [[Daigaku Nanko|Daigaku Nankô]] (Southern School of the University), and later joined [[Ogura Shohei]]<!--小倉処平--> in taking up employment at the Osaka [[Kaiseijo]]<!--大阪開成所--> (a school of foreign studies established prior to the Restoration). In [[1871]], he traveled to Europe as a member of the Iwakura Mission, earning a doctorate in politics and law from a university in Prussia.
Returning to Japan in [[1876]], he gained the favor of several prominent figures including [[Yamagata Aritomo]], [[Shinagawa Yajiro|Shinagawa Yajirô]], and [[Kido Koin|Kido Kôin]], and entered into government service. He initially served briefly in the Ministry of the Interior before being transferred to the [[Ministry of Finance]]. Hirata then married Shinagawa's adoptive daughter Tatsuko, and co-founded a German Association with Shinagawa. He became a member of the House of Lords in [[1890]] and that same year was named interim secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, and secretary of the [[Privy Council]]. Within the House of Lords, he worked to strengthen the power of Yamagata Aritomo's faction. Over the course of the 1890s, he played a role in the drafting of the [[Meiji Constitution]], and of much key legislation of the time. He was then named head of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau<!--法制局長官--> in [[1898]].
In [[1901]], Prime Minister Katsura Tarô named Hirata to his cabinet, as Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. In that position, he was particularly active in setting regulations for industrial associations, and encouraging their growth and development; these associations would later develop into some of Japan's major agricultural cooperatives. During Katsura's second administration, Hirata was named Minister of the Interior in [[1908]]. He helped develop the [[Imperial Rescript of 1908]]<!--戊申詔書の発布-->, and continued to work to advance agricultural and industrial development in the countryside.
In [[1912]], Hirata ran for Prime Minister, but dropped out of the race, and later backed [[Terauchi Masatake]]. Under Prime Minister Terauchi, he served as a member of the diplomatic survey service, and interim president of the educational council. Following the death of Yamagata Aritomo in 1922, Hirata became Minister of the Interior again, and served as an advisor to ''[[genro|genrô]]'' [[Saionji Kinmochi]].
Following his death, Hirata was buried alongside his wife at [[Gokoku-ji (Tokyo)|Gokoku-ji]] in Tokyo.
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==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B9%B3%E7%94%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%8A%A9-14937 Hirata Tôsuke]," ''Nihon daihyakka zensho Nipponica'', Shôgakukan.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B9%B3%E7%94%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%8A%A9-14937 Hirata Tôsuke]," ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'', Hitachi Solutions.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B9%B3%E7%94%B0%E6%9D%B1%E5%8A%A9-14937 Hirata Tôsuke]," ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'', Asahi Shinbunsha.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Samurai]]
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]