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Cheon Jang-wook (June 1, 1867 – September 1, 1923) was a merchant and served as a local official and a central councilor of the Joseon Governor-General during the Japanese colonial period.

Life
The hometown is Gochang-eup, Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do, and the domicil is Yeongyang. At that time, he inherited his parents' family business in Bukchon, Ganggyeongpo, which was a transportation hub and a commercial center, and worked in wholesale business.

Cheon Jang-wook and his mother saved the lives of five Japanese who entered the hard-line region in 1891, and when the Donghak Peasant Movement broke out in 1894, they paid ransom to farmers and saved three Japanese, so they were called "givers" by the Japanese in the hard-line region. In recognition of this contribution, he also received a letter of appreciation from the Gyerimjang Business Group, a company established by Japanese people who entered Joseon. The Gyerimjang Business Group was formed to protect the rights and interests of Japanese peddlers who entered Joseon, but in reality, it was a group that caused problems with the participation of vagrants.

In 1902, Yoo Gil-joon was involved in a coup plot that colluded with graduates of the Japanese Military Academy to overthrow the Cabinet, and defected to Japan as a national criminal. In this case, where the plan was leaked in advance and failed, Chun Jang-wook played the role of Yoo Gil-joon's fundraiser. It is believed that Choi Rin, who was evacuated from the same incident while in exile in Japan, was connected to Son Byung-hee.

Japan's power soon strengthened and returned home in 1906, four years later, when a special command was issued, and in 1909, he was able to take over the government post as head of Imsil-gun, Jeollabuk-do. Even after the Korea-Japan annexation treaty was signed in 1910, he maintained his position as the head of Imsil-gun, and served as the head of Yeosan-gun (currently Iksan-si), Mujang-gun (currently Gochang-gun), and Gochang-gun for about 10 years until 1920.

He became a member of the council during the reorganization of the Central Center in 1921 and served until his death two years later. In 1912 and 1915, when he was serving as a county governor, he received the Korea Merger Memorial and Daisho Daerye Memorial from the Japanese government, respectively, and served as a temporary member of the Jeollabuk-do Provincial Land Investigation Committee while serving as a governor of Gochang-gun and cooperated with the Japanese land survey project.

After death
It was included in the list of 708 pro-Japanese groups announced by the National Assembly Group in 2002 and the list of prospective candidates for the National Institute of Korean Studies's pro-Japanese biographical dictionary published in 2008. It is also included in the list of 195 pro-Japanese anti-ethnic acts selected by the Korean Committee on the Truth and Reconciliation of Pro-Japanese Anti-ethnic Acts in 2007.

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 * Chosun Government-General's Central Office