Matasaburō Watanabe

Matasaburō Watanabe
渡辺 又三郎
Mayor of Hiroshima
In office
9 September 1909 – 3 July 1910
Preceded byKan'ichi Oda
Succeeded byKenji Nagaya
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
15 March 1898 – 10 June 1898
Preceded byMasao Tominaga
Succeeded byKōzaburō Miyahara
ConstituencyHiroshima 1st
In office
1 July 1890 – 30 December 1893
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTakayuki Fujita
ConstituencyHiroshima 1st
Personal details
Born(1850-04-00)April 1850
Died18 July 1910(1910-07-18) (aged 60)
PartyIndependent
RelativesKintarō Yokoyama (son-in-law)

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.

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

  • Andrew Fraser, R.H.P. Mason and Philip Mitchell, Japan's Early Parliaments 1890-1905: Structure, Issues and Trends (London & New York, 1995)