Who's Who in the Far East/SAKUMA, Viscount General Samada
SAKUMA, Viscount General Samada (TAIPEH), Governor-General of Formosa; b. Dec., 1844, at Choshu. Took part in Civil War of Restoration; commissioned as Lieut., 1872; Major-General, 1881; Lieut. -General, and Commander of the 2nd Division (Sendai), 1886; ordered to front in Chino-Japanese War; was afterwards appointed Military Commander of Districts of Occupation; was promoted full General, 1898. and appointed Commander-in-Chief of Tokyo Garrison; Governor-General of Formosa, 1906; created Viscount, 1895. Address: Taipeh, Formosa.