남궁숙 南宮淑

Joseon official who served as governor of Hwanghae, Jeolla and Hamgyeong

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Life1491 ~ 1553
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Life & career

Namgung Suk (courtesy name Sukbu) was a son of governor Namgung Chan and a lady of the Pyeongsan Sin clan. He became a licentiate in 1516 and passed the special civil examination in 1533, receiving a post as a Seungmunwon doctor.

After serving as a Saheonbu inspector and Ansan magistrate, he was a royal secretary in 1547, governor of Hwanghae in 1548, then of Jeolla, vice-mayor of Hanseong in 1550 and governor of Hamgyeong in 1551, finishing as Dongji Jungchubusa. He was praised as upright and caring toward the people, though some accounts also say he coveted rank. He died in 1553.

Grave

San 86, Dobong-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul

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