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Baek In-ki (29 February 1882 – 1 July 1942) was a financier during the Japanese occupation. His other name was Baek Yeon-ki. Thedomicile was Suwon.

Life
He was born as the son of Paik Nam-shin, a well-known rich man in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, a deputy commander of the Korean Empire Army, and a battalion commander of the Jeonju Jinwi Battalion. During the Korean Empire, he served as the head of the Takji Department and the chief officer of Hyewon. In October 1904, he was commissioned as an infantry officer of the Korean Empire along with his father, who was a military officer, and in July 1905, he was appointed as a third-class government official.

After the dissolution of the Korean Empire's military, he turned into a financier and established Hanil Bank, the predecessor of Chohung Bank, to serve as an executive director, and served as an auditor of Ilhan Gas Co., Ltd. and Gyeongseong Electric. He also served as an auditor and director of Hansung Co., Ltd., auditor of Hanho Agricultural Bank, counselor of Chosun Siksan Bank, and president of Jeonbuk Enterprise Co., Ltd. In 1913, he was awarded the Korea Merger Memorial Medal by the Japanese government in recognition of his cooperation in the currency arrangement project led by Megata Tanetaro.

In June 1921, he was appointed as the Jeollabuk-do Committee of the Industrial Investigation Committee, an affiliated organization organized by the Japanese Government-General of Korea in the name of industrial development, and in November 1922, he participated as a promoter of the Chosun Club. From May 1925 to May 1927, he served as an auditor of Dongyang Cheoksik Co., Ltd., a colonial exploitation agency, and from April 1927 to 1930, he served as a member of the government-appointed Gyeonggi-do Council. From June 3, 1927 to June 2, 1930, he served as a member of the Central Committee of the Government-General of Korea. From June 1936 to November 1938, he served as a counselor for the Korean Industrial Club.

After death
In 2006, the list of 106 pro-Japanese anti-national acts announced by the pro-Japanese National Action Committee,

In 2008, he was included in the list of prospective candidates for the pro-Japanese biographical dictionary organized by the Institute for Ethnic Affairs along with his father, Paik Nam-shin.

anecdote

 * The famous painter Lee Hak-sung, who served as the first head of the department of art at Hongik University, went to Germany as a servant of his son Baek Myung-gon and studied art.
 * Her great-granddaughter married Lee Hoi-jeong's eldest son and became an in-laws with Lee Hoi-chang's family.

Family

 * Father: Paik Nam-shin (1858-1920) rich man of pro-Japanese group
 * Wife : Lee Yoon-sung (1884-1956), founder of Iksan Men's High School, 3 daughters of Jeonju Lee's Lee Jae-han
 * Son: Baek Myung-gon
 * Grandchild: Baek Yoon-seung (? ~ 1942) Medical personnel
 * Great granddaughter: Lee Hoi-jeong (Lee Hoi-chang's brother)'s great daughter-in-law

See more

 * Chosun Government-General's Central Office