송근수 宋近洙

Left State Councillor under Gojong; eighth-generation descendant of Song Si-yeol

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Life1818 ~ 1903
Era조선
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Life & career

Song Geun-su (courtesy name Geunsul, pen names Ipjae and Namgok, posthumous title Munheon) was an eighth-generation descendant of Song Si-yeol who rose to Right and then Left State Councillor under King Gojong.

Career

He passed the special civil examination in 1848 and entered the Hongmungwan. Under Cheoljong he served as Ijo Chamui, Ijo Champan and Daesaseong, and under Gojong held ministerial posts and the Chief Censorship before becoming Right and then Left State Councillor. Exact dates were not confirmed.

Later Life

After leaving office he became Yeongjungchubu-sa and, in the Korean Empire period, received the honorary title Bongjoha. He died in 1903.

Descendants

He was a paternal-line uncle of the brothers Song Byeong-seon and Song Byeong-sun.

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