Guan Mianjun
Guan Mianjun (1871–1933),[1] was a politician from Changzhou Island in Cangwu, Guangxi during the Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China era.
Life
Late Qing Dynasty
Guan Mianjun became a Jinshi following a successful imperial examination in 1894. In May 1894, he was appointed scholar in the Hanlin Academy.[2] In April 1895, after completing his studies, he was appointed editor in the Hanlin Academy and served as a supplementary councilor in the Ministry of Posts and Communications.[3] He was also director of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway and went on diplomatic missions to western countries.[4]
Republic of China era
After the establishment of the Republic of China, Guan Mianjun served as the Minister of Railway and as a member of the Constitutional Conference.[4] In 1917, he was appointed as the supervisor of the customs in Wuzhou.[5] In 1919, he was appointed by President Xu Shichang to be a peace negotiator during the Constitutional Protection Movement, working along Liang Shiyi, Lin Shaofei, and others to negotiate with warlords such as Lu Rongting in Guangxi.[6] In 1926, he inscribed the name for Buziwan railway station, the earliest built station on the Beijing–Baotou railway.[7]
In 1933, Guan Mianjun passed away due to sickness while in Beijing.[7]
Reference
- ^ 生卒年据《关冕钧题写“堡子湾车站”》。《约法会议纪录》称其年四十五岁，按1915年45岁，则生于约1870年，与此相差不大。
- ^ 《大清德宗同天崇运大中至正经文纬武仁孝睿智端俭宽勤景皇帝实录》（卷三百四十）
- ^ 《大清德宗同天崇运大中至正经文纬武仁孝睿智端俭宽勤景皇帝实录》（卷三百六十六）
- ^ a b 约法会议秘书厅编 (1915). 约法会议纪录. 北京: 约法会议秘书厅. p. 114.
- ^ 郭卿友主编 (1992). 中华民国时期军政职官志. 兰州: 甘肃人民出版社.
- ^ "中華民國政府官職資料庫". 國立政治大學. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
- ^ a b "关冕钧题写"堡子湾车站"，铁道网，2007-04-03". 中国铁路网. 2007-04-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-03-13.