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Ko Un-ha (born 1874~ ?) is an official of the Korean Empire and a legal professional during the Japanese occupation.

Life
After studying Chinese literature and passing Jinsa-si, he became a government official. He served as a inspector of Chungcheongnam-do and a member of the Central Council of the Korean Empire, and served as a county governor in Hoeyang-gun and Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do.

After leaving office, he studied in Tokyo and graduated from Meiji University with a law degree. In 1910, when the Korea-Japan annexation treaty was signed, he returned to Korea and was appointed as a judge of the Joseon Governor-General. For about eight years after that, he worked as a judge at the Kaesong branch of the Gyeongseong District Court and Masan branch of the Busan District Court.

He resigned as a judge in 1918 and began practicing law the following year. While working as a lawyer, he served as a member of the Gangwon-do Provincial Council, chairman of the Dongju Financial Association, and chairman of the Cheorwon Prosperity Association. At the same time, he also ran a business in Cheorwon.

It is listed as one of 353 meritorious persons in the Joseon Meritorious Service Self-Confession, compiled by the Governor-General in 1935. In "Joseon Meritorious Self-Confidence," Ko Un-ha is said to have been respected for his personal wealth for the starving people since the administration of the Korean Empire, and has always been on the side of justice and has a kind and devout character, such as "making poor people receive legal benefits without legal fees."

In 2008, it was included in the judicial sector among the list of prospective people to be included in the pro-Japanese life dictionary of the National Research Institute.

Reference

 * Ko Un-ha - National History Compilation Committee