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Won Hoon-sang (1881–?) was a government official during the Japanese occupation. He became a military secretary before 1910, but was promoted to county governor in four years, and later served as county governor in Miryang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Sacheon-gun, Yeongam-gun, Damyang-gun, and Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do. He served as a county governor for about 21 years, and he retired in 1935 after the head of Muan-gun. At this time, he was ranked in the fifth place of the Jong and the fifth place of the Hun.

the beginning of life
In May 1881, he was born in Onyang-eup, Asan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, the son of Won Se-hyung of Seongonggam Station. He is the younger brother of Won Eung-sang, a pioneer in Joseon's economic world who served as a member of the Central Committee of the Joseon Governor-General. He studied Chinese literature when he was young and entered Hansung Government Middle School, the Former days of Gyeonggi High School, in August 1900. In July 1904, he graduated from the Department of Psychology at the Government Hanseong Middle School.

As soon as he graduated, he was appointed as an instructor at Government Middle School and worked, and was selected as a government-funded student selected by the Department of the Korean Empire Department. Since he was appointed as an alma mater teacher, his status was an official of the Korean Empire, and his position was sixth in the rank of commissioner and ninth in rank.

studying abroad and returning home
In September 1904, he moved to Japan as a government student and transferred to Tokyo Prefectural Jeil Middle School, a high school course, in November 1904, but was expelled in December 1905. In January 1906, he entered the Department of Advanced Chemistry and Mathematics at the Seisoku Preparatory School in Tokyo. While attending Seisoku Preparatory School, he applied for the Tokyo Imperial University in September 1906 and attended Tokyo University.

While studying in Japan, he worked as a member of the Taegeuk Society, an international student organization in Japan, a member of the Korean Student Association in January 1907, a member of the Korean Society in April 1908, and a member of the Korean Society's inspection department in January 1909.

In July 1909, he graduated from the Department of Agriculture at Tokyo Imperial University.

In August 1909, he returned to Korea after graduating from college and was appointed as a jockey of the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry, and in August of the same year, he was invited as an instructor at the Agriculture and Forestry Institute established by the Northwest Society

He was also invited to teach agriculture, chemistry, and mathematics at night.

bureaucratic activity
In October 1910, the year after returning home, the Korea-Japan annexation treaty was signed and the Joseon Governor-General system was launched. Won Hoon-sang was appointed military secretary of Jeonui-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, and became an official of the Governor-General.

In August 1912, he received the Korea Merger Memorial Medal, was appointed as a library in Gyeongsangnam-do in July 1913, and from September of the same year, he also served as a professor at Jinju Public Agricultural School. In March 1914, he was promoted to the head of the county without going through the chief and secretary, and was selected as the head of Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do.

In November 1915, he received the Daisho Emperor's Commemorative Commemorative Medal. While serving as the head of Changnyeong-gun, he also served as a temporary member of the Gyeongsangnam-do Local Land Investigation Committee from July 1915 to July 1917.

In September 1918, he was appointed as the county governor of Miryang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. In December 1920, when he was serving as the governor of Miryang-gun, he participated as the founding promoter of Miryang Buddhist Church, and from April 20 to May 15, 1921, he participated as a member of a Japanese inspection team consisting of participating officers and governors of each province, visiting government offices and shrines in Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Oita, and Tokyo.

It was issued as the governor of Dongnae-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do in March 1922, Sacheon-gun in March 1923, and Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do in December 1924. While serving as the county governor of Yeongam-gun, he received a certificate of service in August 1925. In April 1926, he served as the governor of Damyang-gun.

In April 1926, he was appointed as the chairman of the Damyang-gun Agricultural Association, and in June of the same year, he was appointed to the Jeollanam-do Agricultural Association Council. In November 1928, the Emperor Showa received the Daerye Memorial Medal to commemorate the occasion, and in September 1930, he received the Hun 5th Sebo award.

In March 1931, he was appointed as the governor of Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, and retired in June 1935. In October 1932, he was selected as a tax-paying meritorious person and was awarded the Joseon Show and the 5-year National Tax Survey Memorial Medal, and served as the head of the Mongtan Fisheries Association and Haitai Fisheries Association in Muan-gun.

After the resignation of the county governor, he was offered the position of senior member of the Central Committee, but declined, and was appointed as a member of the Government Council in Asan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do in May 1937.

the latter half of life
It survived until the time of the Pacific War. When the Joseon Imjeonbo National Foundation was founded in 1941, there is a record of participating as an promoter in the Chungnam region. Around this time, Won Hoon-sang participated in the shrine worship group, which toured shrines in various parts of Japan, while working as a community leader in the Chungnam region.

It was included in the bureaucracy category among the list of prospective people to be included in the National Institute of Korean Studies' pro-Japanese life dictionary released in 2008. The list also includes his elder brother, Won Eung-sang.

Family

 * Father: Won Se-hyung (1849–?)
 * Brother: Won Eung-sang (20 August 1869 – 20 August 1958)
 * Brother: Won Eun-sang (February 27, 1874)
 * Brother: Won Deok-sang (7 November 1883 – 15 March 1961)

See more

 * Won Du-pyo
 * Won Eung-sang

Reference

 * Won Hoon-sang - National History Compilation Committee