Who's Who in the Far East/ENOMOTO, Viscount Buyo

Who's Who in the Far East
ENOMOTO, Viscount Buyo
3629966Who's Who in the Far East — ENOMOTO, Viscount Buyo

ENOMOTO, Viscount Buyo (TOKYO), Vice-Admiral (retired); b. at Tokyo, Aug. 25, 1836. Educ.: Holland, where sent by Tokugawa Government. Returned from Holland, 1868, on board corvette " Kanyo Maru," built at Amsterdam to order of Tokugawa Government; at outbreak of civil war of Restoration was in charge of vessel, and with others fled to Hakodate, where, for several months, with Otori (now Baron) successfully withstood attack of Imperial Army; eventually surrendered to leader of Imperial Army and was released after imprisonment and appointed to Government post in Hokkaido; in 1874 was despatched to St. Petersburg to conclude treaty in connection with exchanging Saghalien for the Kuriles; Minister at Peking, 1882; has held almost every Ministerial portfolio, with exception of those of Army, Finance and Justice; created Viscount, 1884. Address: Tokyo, Japan.