Richard Kelkirk-Kitagawa
Richard Kelkirk-Kitagawa | |
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 Richard Kelkirk-Kitagawa | |
| Born | Richard Kelkirk-Kitagawa 18 May 1788 |
| Died | 24 July 1875 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Merchant, Businessman, and Trader |
| Known for | Governor of the Lucis East Indiae Company |
| Spouse(s) | Akina Sumiyoshi |
| Children | Victoria Kelkirk-Kitagawa Jean-Guy Kelkirk-Kitagawa |
| Relatives | Daidoji Kitagawa (great-grandson) Kiriya Kitagawa (3rd great-grandson) |
Richard Kelkirk-Kitagawa (18 May 1788 - 24 July 1875) was a Lucian-Nihhonese merchant, trader, businessman, and politician. He was the Governor of the Lucis East Indiae Company from 1810 to 1830. He later served as Governor of the Lucis Nihhon-koku Company from 1845 until 1856. Richard is well-known for his lenient management of the company, and in his part in preventing the destruction of the Tea trade from Indiae to Nihhon-koku during the Sikh and Aurucolian War.
Richard Kelkirk-Kitagawa would go on to live a humble life until his death in 1875. He is the great-grandfather of famous Lucian Field Marshal Sir. Daidoji Kitagawa, who is best remembered for his roles in the Scandinavian Campaign during the Second Europan War; and the 3rd great-grandfather of Field Marshal Sir. Kiriya Kitagawa who was a leading commander during the Imperial Crisis and the Eurasianna War.
Early Life
Richard was born in 18 May 1788 to a Nihhonese father, who was a trader; and a Lucian mother, who was a nurse at the Chiyoda Company Post. Richard's complicated surname rooted from his mother's request to retain her family's surname, as she was the last and only child of her father and his siblings.
Career
Personal Life
Richard was known as a lenient man. But was quick to act when his kindness was being taken advantage of. Hence, he is nicknamed as Tough Honest Richie by his workers.
He married Nihhonese soldier Akina Sumiyoshi following the Sikh and Aurucolian War. They would later have 5 children, with John Percy Kelkirk-Kitagawa being the most famous of their sons. In 1829, he changed the family surname from Kelkirk-Kitagawa to simply Kitagawa.