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Takashi Suzuki (鈴木 隆, Suzuki Takashi; 1882 - 1978) was a Japanese speculator-turned politician.
Takashi Suzuki | |
|---|---|
鈴木 隆 | |
 Portrait of Takashi Suzuki | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 May 1920 – 20 April 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Rokurō Shinohara |
| Constituency | Chiba 8th (1920–1928) Chiba 1st (1928–1933) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 January 1882 |
| Died | 30 March 1978 (aged 96) |
| Party | Rikken Seiyūkai |
| Tokyo Prefectural Normal School | |
Early life
editBorn to a peasant family in Chiba Prefecture, Suzuki became an elementary school teacher after graduating from a normal school.
His uncle's success in the booming stock market during the Russo-Japanese War interested him in equity investment.
Business career
editSuzuki left teaching to become a market speculator at age 28.
In the market crash of 1920, he earned approximately three million yen by short-selling stocks, when the average monthly salary for college graduates was no more than forty yen.[1]
Political career
editSuzuki successfully ran for the Lower House election in 1920. Backed by the Rikken Seiyūkai, he was reelected for five consecutive terms.
References
edit- Nabeshima, Takaaki (2005). 鈴木隆: 小学校教師から大富豪へ. 相場ヒーロー伝説 (in Japanese). Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha. ISBN 978-4-309-90654-6.
Footnotes
edit- ↑ Amano, Ikuo (1978). 旧制専門学校 (in Japanese). Tokyo: Nihon Keizai Shimbun. p. 154.
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