Matasaburō Watanabe (渡辺 又三郎 Watanabe Matasaburō; 1850–1910) was a Japanese politician who served as the Mayor of Hiroshima from 9 September 1909 to 3 July 1910.
Matasaburō Watanabe | |
|---|---|
渡辺 又三郎 | |
| Mayor of Hiroshima | |
| In office 9 September 1909 – 3 July 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Kan'ichi Oda |
| Succeeded by | Kenji Nagaya |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 15 March 1898 – 10 June 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Masao Tominaga |
| Succeeded by | Kōzaburō Miyahara |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 1st |
| In office 1 July 1890 – 30 December 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Takayuki Fujita |
| Constituency | Hiroshima 1st |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1850 |
| Died | 18 July 1910 (aged 60) |
| Party | Independent |
| Relatives | Kintarō Yokoyama (son-in-law) |
Watanabe lived in Hiroshima Prefecture and served as Vice President of the Hiroshima Lawyers' Club. He was also among the owners of Chugoku Shimbun.
Further reading
edit- Andrew Fraser, R.H.P. Mason and Philip Mitchell, Japan's Early Parliaments 1890-1905: Structure, Issues and Trends (London & New York, 1995)
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