User:Dckewon5131/박봉진 (1884년)

Park Bong-jin (born November 1884) was an entrepreneur during the Japanese occupation period and served as a member of the Central Council of the Japanese Government-General of Joseon.

Life
Born in Kaesong, Gyeonggi Province, he was a famous wealthy man in the region. Ginseng cultivation, a specialty of Kaesong, has accumulated great wealth.

While working on ginseng cultivation, he served as an executive director in electric companies and joint venture companies. He served as a member of the Kaesong committee and held honorary positions for local officials, including Songdo Financial Union President, Pungdeok Repair Association Director, and Gaesong Women's Normal School Academic Affairs Committee. At the end of the Japanese colonial period, he was selected as a member of the Central Council.

At the time of the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, in June 1937, an organization called the Patriotic Gyeonggi Tribute was established and four military aircraft were donated under the name of Patriotic Gyeonggiho, and participated as executive members of the organization. There were a total of 33 executive members, of which 12 Koreans were composed of leading businessmen such as Park Heung-sik.

It was included in both the central circle section of the 708-member pro-Japanese group list announced in 2002 and the central circle section of the list of prospective people included in the pro-Japanese dictionary of the National Research Institute released in 2008. It was also included in the list of 705 pro-general national activities announced by the Committee on the Truth and Reconciliation of Pro-General National Acts in 2009.

See more

 * Central Garden of the Governor-General of Chosun

Reference

 * Park Bong-jin - National History Compilation Committee