Toshiro Tezuka
Toshiro Tezuka (手塚 敏郎, Tezuka Toshirō, July 1, 1873 – October 26, 1933) was a Japanese prosecutor and Head of Civil Affairs Bureau (1918–1922) and 1st Governor (1922–1923) of the South Seas Mandate. He was from Miyazaki Prefecture. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo.
Biography
He was born in Takanabe Town, Koyu District, Miyazaki Prefecture . In 1901 (Meiji 34), he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University Law School and became an assistant judicial officer. In 1903 (Meiji 36), he became a public prosecutor and served at the Hakodate Ward Court, the Hakodate District Court , the Sapporo District Court , and the Numazu Ward Court. In 1908 (Meiji 41), he was transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs, and successively served as Fukui Prefectural Clerk and Police Chief , Nagasaki Prefectural Clerk and Police Chief , and Shimane Prefectural Home Affairs Director.
In 1918 ( Taisho 7), he was appointed Chief of Naval Affairs and Chief of the Temporary Civil Affairs Department of the Defense Force of the South Sea Islands , and took charge of the administration of the South Sea Islands .
In 1922 (Taisho 11), when the Temporary South Seas Archipelago Defense Corps was abolished and the Nan'yō Government was established, he was appointed as the first director.
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