Independence patriot · Provisional Government · Order of Independence (Dongnipjang, 1962)
| Life | 1881 ~ 1931 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 밀양 손씨 |
Son Jeong-do, a Methodist minister from Gangseo in South Pyongan Province, combined missionary work in Manchuria with the independence movement, serving as the second speaker of the Provisional Legislative Assembly of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea from 1919 to 1921. He later also headed the Provisional Government's Communications Department and the Korean Red Cross Society.
With his wife Park Sin-il he had several children, including his eldest son Son Won-il, who became South Korea's first Chief of Naval Operations and later Minister of National Defense, and daughters Son Seong-sil and Son In-sil.
Son Jeong-do died in 1931 at Dongyang Hospital while receiving treatment for illness in Jilin.
With his wife Park Sin-il, he had a son, Son Won-il — who became South Korea's first Chief of Naval Operations and later Minister of National Defense — and daughters Son Seong-sil and Son In-sil.